Yay! My first tea of the month club package from Verdant came yesterday!! A big thanks to David & the Verdant Team!!
So, this is the 1st of the 3 teas they sent. I’m not sure, but this may be my first Sheng Pu’er. I’ve been dabbling with Shu’s, which I really like. I like this tea too!
Dry, it has a mildly mineral ocean scent, like wakame or another sea veg. The wet leaf has a more astringent green aroma.
I actually brewed this 2 different times. Yesterday I used my gaiwan, running through several steepings (in tandem with the other 2 teas that were sent, so that I could enjoy the contrasts of this pairing). This morning I’m just having a western-style cup.
In both cases, it’s a very mild and pleasant tea. I get the sticky rice reference, and there’s almost a chrysanthemum-like floral in there, & another flavor I still haven’t identified. I’m still not 100% on my tastebuds, but luckily there is plenty left in the bag, & I also have a few other sheng samples that I plan to sample soon, again, so that I can look for similarities & differences. Anyway, it’s light, but satisfying. There is the grounding element of pu’er, and it’s a very smooth tea, not astringent in the least! A nice start to my day!
