Checking in with @crimsonlotustea 2016 Beneath an Emerald Sea sheng puerh! I’ve had a tong of this in my pumidor since summer 2017… this is the only cake I have cracked into, and this has had improper storage outside the pumidor for 1.5 years when I lived in Germany, so I wasn’t overly hopeful for it… but it is actually drinking really well (which excites me about the cakes stored well). Clearly has lost its young aroma, but by steep 3 it was deeply flavoured and thick bodied, youthful vegetal flavours still present, but a very prominent sweetness with very little astringency. Has a briney quality, and a little bitter cocoa nib vibe that I always loved… this combines with the sweetness to give something slightly reminiscent of salted caramel, which is actually great! Irish storage conditions are 15 - 22 C, 65 - 70 RH in my pumidor without added humidity. It is clearly developing a little, but I wouldn’t use the word “ageing” 😂 Excited for my second ever tong to arrive from @white2tea! #puerh #puer #sheng #raw #tea #china #chinese #pumidor #ageing (at Swords, Dublin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnHvTHUtNlc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=















