This sheng pu'er is quite enjoyable. Light, fruity with freshness, but darker fruit flavors, including a grape note and tannin character are present in the tea. This is quite possibly the lightest sheng I've had so far: in a literal sense. Packing my 120 ml yixing full of leaves yields tea that lacks a thick texture. The complexity of the tea makes sipping enjoyable. The lighter muscatel tastes are first noticed and closely followed by the darker tannin taste. I personally enjoyed lightly breathing in with some of the tea on my tongue, much like tasting whiskey, because it actually enhances the flavor. Succinctly, this tea reminded me of a lightly oxidized formosa oolong.
This sheng is pretty forgiving with regards to brewing methods. I was able to use 10 seconds in between each infusion, and the amount of leaves used varied from enough to fill the pot halfway when wet, to the leaves pushing the lid off and out. But increasing the leaves to that extreme only seemed to make the tea somewhat stronger.
I will be ordering more of this tea. It's not excellent enough for me to rave over it, but it's good enough that I could drink it every day and be satisfied.
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