Body & Soul 2024 Black Tea x Shou Puer
$4.00 – $110.00
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Description
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 (returning sweetness). It might be us, but this blend also seems to offer a fuller texture this time around.
This tea is always one we look forward to each year, as the interplay and balance between the two types is never the same year to year. This is equally true for how the tea ages. The two types are more distinguishable shortly after pressing, but our experience from previous pressings is that the flavours and qualities meld and develop over time.
What started out as an experiment gone very right, this budget-friendly tea is a good one to double up on for both near term drinking and long-term storage.
$0.13/gram
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2 reviews for Body & Soul 2024 Black Tea x Shou Puer
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Alexandra Verville-Paris (verified owner) –
Wonderful experience that makes you want to buy a cake and repeat the experience. Perfectly balanced blend. One cup leads to the next > plan for a large reserve of water.
//Smell: Deliciously fruity (cherry), dessert bread, roasted nuts and mixed dried fruits, floral earth, forest path surrounded by fruits and flowers, wet rock
//Texture: Hot spot under the tongue, tingling on the palate, thick and creamy texture, cold feeling when the mouth open
//Taste: Cream of mushroom soup, earthy fruits, dessert-bread with tangy fruits, floral stretchy marshmallow
//Body sensation: Appreciation, good mood, stillness, serenity
Aaron Swearngan (verified owner) –
One of my favorites. I love sipping this on a slow afternoon. I get some nutty and earth notes and occasionally have gotten a fruity/cherry note coming through.