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“Totally forgot I had some of this tea left. I remember this sheng having a very distinct flavor to it, but the compression of the cake dissuaded me from digging too close to the beeng for a while....” Read full tasting note
“Do you ever tuck teas away to rest or age and then totally forget they’re there!? This morning, I’m cracking into a cake that I must have shoved waaaay, deep into the back of my pumidor shortly...” Read full tasting note
$128.00
A limited production pressed in 2021.
Complex and engaging raw Puer with a heavy body feel and thick, sweet soup.
Each cake is 200 grams.
Pressed in 2021. Each cake is 200g. The cakes are packed in tongs with five cakes per tong.
Totally forgot I had some of this tea left. I remember this sheng having a very distinct flavor to it, but the compression of the cake dissuaded me from digging too close to the beeng for a while. Well here we are, about 3 years later, and I am no longer hesitant to just break off a chunk of tea with my hands.
The smell of the wet leaf is very pungent and alcoholic in nature. Lots of fermented and bamboo notes which immediately raise my nostrils and get me in the mood for the session. I had a heavy load of Kuura’s Heresy yesterday, and it definitely lifted my spirits for the rest of the day. Lets see if the W2T production can stand up to it -
This tea brews very clear, especially for a sheng. It really makes me wonder what sort of material they were working with here; it’s unusual for a W2T production in that it was never sold in ‘mini’ form, but rather only in a cake. I definitely remember it having some younger notes, but age will do that to a puerh. As for further infusions, this is a very easy drinking sheng with a very unique flavor profile. It is almost bubblegummy in its sweetness, but delicate and fragile with not as much taste as one would expect from a sheng with this sort of mouthfeel. That isn’t to say the characteristic bamboo and cherimoya sweetness that I remember from 3 years ago isn’t there – honestly a lot hasn’t changed much from those initial sessions – but it definitely is smooth and streamlined, characteristic of heavy bud pickings.
This is a pretty special sheng in that it leaves an impression. It does not tick all the boxes for me to be a GOAT tea, but it’s absolutely deserving of the steep (by W2T standards) price tag.
Flavors: Bamboo, Bubblegum, Fruity
Do you ever tuck teas away to rest or age and then totally forget they’re there!? This morning, I’m cracking into a cake that I must have shoved waaaay, deep into the back of my pumidor shortly after getting it. Up until now, it’s basically been untouched while I’ve been chipping away at the previous year’s pressing. Oops. It’s quite lovely, though, with a thick soup that’s an engaging balance of front-loaded sugar cane and green melon sweetness and fuzzy apricot skins, followed by a mid sip that’s almost grizzly with its woodier and slightly saline brothiness. The finish ties the two sides of that coin together with a coating sweet taste that’s equally earthy and herbal. It makes me think of ginseng flowers, a bit, or the style of jiaogulan that is coated in glucose. Bizarre, but not bad or unwelcome – and definitely a lovely, warming qi as I sip on it!!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMBJD-eJeBJ/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN0aAXFLDn0&ab_channel=DavidDeanBurkhart
