A blog about tea.
Tag: Sheng
-
2018 Pasha Gushu Tea Tasting (Teamania)
The 2018 Pasha Gushu from Teamania is a delicious young sheng puerh. It was almost as if I was drinking champagne. Sweet and fruity with a sour twist.
-
2008 Simplified Word Sheng Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The 2008 Simplified Word sheng is really fruity with pleasant notes of incense at the start. This slowly evolves into dark berries towards the end.
-
2013 Ban Zhang Old Arbor Tea Tasting (Yee On Tea)
The 2013 Ban Zhang Old Arbor from Yee On Tea is a tea with an intense smokiness. The early infusions were dominated by this, while the later ones were fruitier.
-
2018 Sunsing Shangri-La Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The 2018 Sunsing Shangri-La from ANMO is a really complex tea. It went from an aged flavour profile to sweet and fruity in the same infusion.
-
2007 Yiwu Jing Long
The 2007 Yiwu Jing Long from ANMO is a comforting and cosy tea. It feels like a blanket over your shoulders next to the fireplace on a rainy day.
-
1990 Hong Kong Sheng Tea Tasting (Vin-Satori)
The 1990 Hong Kong Sheng from Vin-Satori is the best aged sheng puerh I have ever tasted. Intense camphor with a creamy finish in some infusions.
-
2014 Fengqing Ancient Trees Tea Tasting (Vin-Satori)
The 2014 Fengqing Ancient Trees from Vin-Satori was fruity and sweet and felt like summer is already here. Sweet and exotic fruits with a touch of leather.
-
2020 Yunnan Lincang Maocha Tea Tasting (Lao Tea Shop)
The 2020 Yunnan Lincang Maocha from Lao Tea Shop was a nice change from my usual puerh drinking habits. It was fruity and refreshing with a fruity aftertaste.
-
2007 Red Label Puerh Tea Tasting (Yee On Tea)
The 2007 Red Label from Yee On Tea is a tribute to the original Red Mark puerh from the 1950s. It’s sweet with strong notes of incense and camphor.
-
2019 ZSL Autumn Yibang Ma Li Shu Tea Tasting (Tea Encounter)
The 2019 ZSL Autumn Yibang Ma Li Shu from Tea Encounter is a very sweet sheng Puerh from Malishu village in the Yibang area. Sweet with a tannic edge!
-
2018 TdC Ailao Shan Sheng Puerh Tea Tasting (Terre de Ciel)
The 2018 TdC Ailao Shan Sheng Puerh from Terre de Ciel is a tea that made me feel as if I was walking on a cloud. Subtle, sweet and fruity.
-
2002 CNNP Dai Language 7542 Tea Tasting (Puerhprivate)
The 2002 CNNP Dai Language 7542 sheng puerh from puerhprivate is a good example of (semi-) aged sheng. It had a camphor flavour profile with a creamy touch.
-
2018 Mahei Owl Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The 2018 Mahei Owl is my favourite sheng puerh. It offers a combination of sweet honey, golden raisins and some citrus and tannic notes. It’s just right!
-
Bai Yin Shan Yesheng Tea Tasting (Tea Enounter)
Tea Encounter’s Bai Yin Shan Yesheng is both refreshing and warming. It has complex flavours that go from fresh and green to a warming and subtle sweetness.