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“8g in the 10g bag, meh. So much for two 5g sessions… threw it all in my porcelain. Curious. Tasty. Aroma from the wet leaf is so distinctly high mountain Taiwan floral, and becomes herbaceous later...” Read full tasting note
A rumor that turned into reality, this tea is about as one-of-a-kind as they come. It has one of those ‘too crazy to be true but verified with pictures’ stories that have become all-too-common on our sourcing adventures. This tea is made from fresh tea material picked from 100-300 year-old wild cultivar tea trees growing in the mountains of South-Western Taiwan and then processed mirroring the Pu’er tea processing style of Yunnan, China. The finished product is something that is new but familiar, and undeniably Taiwanese. The name Taiwanese Sheng fits it perfectly!
The taste profile is sweet, candied plums with a fresh feel similar to what you would get from a greenish high-mountain oolong. The leaves are heavy and dense but the tea liquor is light and soft. There is a touch of young sheng pu’er bitterness if pushed too hard, but with 10-15 second infusions the tea unfolds in soft, sweet waves. Not quite a Puer or an oolong, but something unique and special. We are immensely excited to see this tea back in the shop after a two year wait!
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Verdant Tea (Special)8g in the 10g bag, meh. So much for two 5g sessions… threw it all in my porcelain.
Curious. Tasty. Aroma from the wet leaf is so distinctly high mountain Taiwan floral, and becomes herbaceous later on. Scent of honey and (I’d agree with MST’s note of) candied plums off the liquor. Taste is soft and fleeting, difficult to pin down but with notes of honey and fruit tree flowers. The color does brew up young sheng-golden, and has some bitterness.
I thought I’d be delighting more in this oolong/sheng crossover album, but I find myself feeling instead like it’s a bit non-committal. Perhaps just young. I don’t suppose I’d keep drinking it now, but maybe it’d be interesting to check on in a few years.
Flavors: Bitter, Floral, Fruit Tree Flowers, Herbaceous, Honey, Plum, Soft
