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“Many Shu I tried felt too “hollow” but this one has a real soul. It’s rich and bitter in a good way. Digestive. Strong presence, long lasting aftertaste. Very good durability. Not super complex. ...” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu! Had this one today because I was craving shou and I realized that I had yet to try any of the new shou from my most recent W2T order… My initial thought is that The Great Divide is like a...” Read full tasting note
The 2019 The Great Divide is a shu Puer blend with a heavy, full throttle bitterness. The thick soup is smooth and cooling with a long lasting bitterness in the mouth. Ready to drink now, but will continue to age towards medicinal, woody character over the coming years.
Many Shu I tried felt too “hollow” but this one has a real soul. It’s rich and bitter in a good way. Digestive. Strong presence, long lasting aftertaste. Very good durability. Not super complex. Maybe not a daily drinker. I can imagine drinking this after a heavy meal. Also powerful caffeine kick.
Flavors: Bitter, Bread, Cacao, Earth, Hazelnut, Walnut, Wood
Gongfu!
Had this one today because I was craving shou and I realized that I had yet to try any of the new shou from my most recent W2T order…
My initial thought is that The Great Divide is like a box of cracker jacks, only the box is filled with really heavily salted chestnuts and it’s a piece of twine at the bottom of the gaiwan and not a prize (I had a thick piece of twine compressed into my sample). In all honesty not a bad shou, but right now it’s not quite my thing so back into storage it goes to be revisited in the future!! Basically a nutty (chestnut) and heavily saline profile layered over a full bodied earthy base flavour, with a thick soup and hint of citrus in the finish. Just too saline for my liking at the moment.
Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FGv9-gYO8/
You can see the twine in the photo!
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnAj7VFfOus
