Body & Soul 2024 Black Tea x Shou Puer

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Black Pu'erh Pu'erh (shou) Blend
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While the general formula has been the same for 5 years, Body & Soul v5 is likely the fruitiest pressing we’ve had yet. While the shou portion comes from 2017 Menghai material, we deviated from Fengqing this time around and opted for spring Jinggu shaihong (sun dried) material.

Aside from a noticeable fruitiness, a slight woody quality offers pleasant contrast. Meanwhile the shaihong holds down the finish with an excellent huigan (returningRead more

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This has become one of those productions I now look forward to each year, so even though it maybe could have used some resting I was excited to brew it up pretty quickly after getting this recent tea order. Plus, brewing it up in their gorgeous new teacup from the same order just felt right! Though there was a little bit less body and thickness than just steeping a straight shou, I did feel like the tasting notes of this session erred more on the pu’erh side. Very earthy and savory with an overall brothy profile accented with notes of roasted chicory and dandelion roots and a slight, unsweet note of cocoa. Though, there was one steep with a very bright cherry-like top note that felt a bit like the black tea pushing its way to the forefront, as if clawing its way up from the gnarled roots and mud of an overgrown forest.

Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCSeK0ESMls/?img_index=1

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RvnXZgHwQ&ab_channel=CosmoSheldrake

MadHatterTeaReview 8 months ago

Same. I need to remember to grab a cake when I place my order at the end of the month!

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