“I’m just getting started on a yixing session with this tea. There is an orange peel like quality to it that today brings to mind the old Constant Comment, which in my gramma’s house was considered...” Read full tasting note
“I’m not super fond of Sheng Puerh. I know that’s not something one should admit, but there it is…I’ve said it! Why? Some are too timid and some too ashy for my taste. I mentioned this to Lily...” Read full tasting note
“So I was a bad person and brewed this Western style and also added a bit more sugar than usual in hopes that this would be palatable to me because I have yet to like a pu’erh, sheng or shu. But I...” Read full tasting note
“5g / 90ml celadon gaiwan. wash/10s/15s/25s/40s/1m added 20s per steeping after. Decent sheng. First infusions slightly earthy. Then very mild and fuity without a hint of astringency. It lacks that...” Read full tasting note
Verdant Reserve Club – May 2013
Haixintang is one of our favorite workshops in Yunnan. They are devoted to extremely high quality stone-pressed cakes made from wild-picked leaves, limiting most pressings to 10,000 cakes total. This means that even though they are an established high end company in greater demand than ever, they can maintain a devotion to presenting some of the finest tea out there. We respect the Haixintang aesthetic because they walk a fine line between two distinct genres of pu’er. On one end are extremely wild teas with complex and even unruly profiles, which grow into mind blowing aged teas. On the other end are very sweet fine pu’er that focuses on texture and aftertaste, growing and aging more slowly, but impeccably. Haixintang gets both elegance and a wild quality to their cakes, a remarkable feat.
This 2006 sheng has notes of clove, fig and raisin. The first sips confirm the intensely full packed body and mouthfeel of the tea with textural tongue numbing sensations. The aftertaste is creamy and floral exactly like vanilla. Citrus elements of tangerine and green notes of spinach come into play separately, and after several steepings, a wonderful daring spicy ginger quality. This tea is packed solid with flavor and has already matured beyond any bitter or drying qualities. One of Haixintang’s limited pressings, we hope you enjoy as much as we have.
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