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Tasting Notes
FruitySpicySweet
Vendor Notes
This still-young Sheng Pu-erh offers a captivating bouquet of fresh plums and tart cape gooseberry. On the palate, it artfully balances a delicate astringency with a natural sweetness, revealing creamy notes of buttermilk alongside a hint of warming clove. A complex and delightful experience for the Sheng connoisseur.
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About This Tea
What does Slices of Sheng taste like?
This still-young Sheng Pu-erh offers a captivating bouquet of fresh plums and tart cape gooseberry. On the palate, it artfully balances a delicate astringency with a natural sweetness, revealing cream. It leans fruity, spicy and sweet.
How should I brew Slices of Sheng?
Water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Rinse the leaves once with boiling water before your first real steep. It cleans off storage dust and gets the flavor going.
Where does Slices of Sheng come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Da Ye Zhong cultivar. This batch is from the 2017 harvest.
How much does Slices of Sheng cost?
Starts at $3.52 from Nannuoshan, or about $0.30/g. A 8g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.80 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.