In a recent video with a sheng pu-erh, David of Verdant Teas recommended using less leaf with a sheng than one would use with other teas. This surprised me. Most everyone, especially the hard core yixing people, are all about cramming as much leaf into the pot as they can.

So, I decided to try this leaf again using about half of what I’d been using in the past.

I am now wishing I had my order from Verdant back so I could steep the Farmer’s Coop sheng this way instead of how I did.

Steeped this way, most people wouldn’t find, at least this particular, sheng tea all that unusual. Most of the notes here are similar to lighter black teas, oolongs or Darjeeling type teas. Almost all the wooly, wild, sharp notes I tend to associate with sheng are gone.

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gmathis

…which makes it sound just about to my liking! Making mental note for future reference.

Jim Marks

This particular leaf is, supposedly, an exclusive offering at “Central Market” grocery stores.

Joshua Smith

I wish I had read this before I started with my Mt. Yiwu ’04 sheng…

Bonnie

Good point!

Bonnie

Good point!

ScottTeaMan

I tend to use less leaf, which in this case is a good thing…….

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gmathis

…which makes it sound just about to my liking! Making mental note for future reference.

Jim Marks

This particular leaf is, supposedly, an exclusive offering at “Central Market” grocery stores.

Joshua Smith

I wish I had read this before I started with my Mt. Yiwu ’04 sheng…

Bonnie

Good point!

Bonnie

Good point!

ScottTeaMan

I tend to use less leaf, which in this case is a good thing…….

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