Young Shīfu

Description

Origin: Picked in Spring 2020 in Yunnan, China.

This young sheng puErh is made from the buds and leaves of 200 – 300 year old trees. These old trees often have well established root structures that can reach deep into the ground to draw up normally inaccessible nutrients and minerals. As a result this tea has a very unique flavour profile and energy.

Dry Leaf – Eyes: Large, long leaves of darkest green, intertwined with light downy buds.

Wet Leaf – Nose: Lightly smoked orange peel, fizzy aloe, resinous wood, light leather and flint.

Taste – Mouth: Dried and lightly smoked orange and lemon peels. Young saplings, soft leather, flint with a hint of summer berries.

Texture – Mouth: A complex and tarty lingering sweetness accompanied by a fizzy effervescence on tongue. Playful astringency leads to a long lasting juicy moreishness.

Liquor – Eyes: Youthful and young yellow gold.

Tea Qi

The youthful, vibrant yang energy of a young virtuoso. Uplifting, fun with rippling whole body tingles.

Brewing Suggestions

We prefer to brew this tea Gong Fu style. You can use the brewing guide below as a good starting point. To experiment we recommend keeping the water temperature as constant as possible but varying steeping time to suit your tastes.

Gong Fu Cha: 3g per 90ml of water. Water temperature 99 C. First steeping 22 seconds.  Each subsequent steeping + 5 seconds. These leaves can take a crazy number of steepings and should last for a good long session.