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2005 Ban Zhang Bing | ||
| Genre: Sheng/Green/Uncooked/Raw | ||
| Factory: Meng Ku | ||
| Vendor: Yunnan Sourcing LLC | ||
| Reviewed by Mike Petro on 01/12/2006 | ||
| Background | ||
| Dry Leaf Appearence: | High grade multi-colored small leaf with some silver tips. | |
| Water to Leaf Ratio: | 7 gr of Leaf in 150 ml of water | |
| Brewing Method: | Gungfu in 150ml Yixing pot Rinsed tea with boiling water for a 20 seconds. Used 195f mountain spring water collected at the source. | |
| Wet Leaf Appearence: | ||
| 1st Steep | 30 seconds: Light yellow liqour, tad astringent, tad bitter, vegetal, grassy, with a very full mnouth feel like one would get with a sencha. | |
| 2nd Steep | 15 seconds: Smooth for its age, floral notes, goes down easy. | |
| 3rd Steep | 30 seconds: More bitter, steeped too long. | |
| 4th Steep | 20 Seconds: Much better this time, mildly bitter, grassy, strong, tasty | |
| Subsequent Steeps | Got about 5 more steeps before I had to go to bed. It held up well and could have kept on going. | |
| Conclusion | Sorry, I am not feeling very eloquent tonight. This tea is a very good sheng puerh, it is particularly good for someone to start their journey with. It is relatively tame and flavorful. | |
| Sorry, no Photos | ||