This is a not a very special shou. In my opinion there are better options for this price.
I brew it western style with boiling water and I found it smooth, malty and perhaps with a little cocoa touch. Is not bitter but isn’t also sweet. I don’t know how to describe it well.
Flavors: Smooth
I love every kind of tea, but my ABC are:
-Black: for a good shot in the morning, I love assam ctc and strong english breakfast (both with milk).
-Green: for spring and summer are the best in my opinion, I love Long jing and an ji bai pian.
-Oolong: For those days when you need something not to strong and not to weak. Nothing like Darjeeling and Nilgiri oolongs.
-Pu erh: For autum and winter. I love shou pu, I love it to be mellow, medium bodied or with chocolate notes.
I also have this blog where I upload some reviews of what I drink: http://finetealeaves.com/
