“Pleasantly bitter at the first few steeps, eventually mellowing into a honey-like sweetness. Tastes of grass/hay/wood, with a very clean aftertaste. A little bit of orchid/floral taste in there as...” Read full tasting note
“I got this sample as a surprise from Stephanie. Thanks so much! I was really excited because Tea Urchin has been on my list of companies I want to buy from at some point. The shipping is a bit cost...” Read full tasting note
“Ooooooh! Another sample from my Tea Urchin gift from Marzipan :D I’ve never had a sheng quite like this one before. It reminds me of Silver Needle white, sort of hay like and a little sweet, with a...” Read full tasting note
“Most young sheng is coarse and powerful. This one is elegant. I have trouble calling out specific flavors because the flavors are so well integrated, but straw and wood are obvious, with hints of...” Read full tasting note
For this year’s Jingmai we’ve upped the ante, and paid a premium for early spring material picked from a select few of the largest, most ancient, trees from Jingmai’s premier tea garden 大平掌 “Da Ping Zhang”. This is completely hand crafted, “Reserve” 精品 tea. Our wrapper artwork depicts ancient tea sage Lù Yǔ 陆羽 writing his masterpiece “The Book of Tea”
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