What makes a good (sheng) puerh for aging?
 

Hey all,

I've had this question for a long time, and I hope it's not too grand a
question to ask!

If you have any insight or opinions on what characteristics of a young
sheng make it a good (or bad!) choice for aging, please post your
input. As someone who is new to puerh, especially sheng puerh, I'm
curious as to how certain flavors or characteristics can read into a
cake's aging potential and its future flavors. Bitter, strong, mild,
smokey, etc.?

Is this even explicable, or is it a "cha dao/trial and error" sort of
thing, where it takes experience to get the palate for such a
determination?

You can also post any thoughts to the thread on the puerh_tea LJ
community, if you like: http://community.livejournal.com/puerh_tea , as
I'm following the thread there, too.

~Jason

in cup now: "1st Grade" Pai Mu Tan

What makes a good (sheng) puerh for aging?
 

OT for this thread, but I noticed that this picture
http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/37446650/8806457
is the cooked tuocha from Xiaguan that I'm drinking right now (thank
you Mike Petro for identifying it)


stePH
in cup: Xiaguan cooked tuocha, 2nd infusion
np: King Crimson "Into the Frying Pan"

What makes a good (sheng) puerh for aging?
 

If you are new to pu-erh world, you can browse http://www.pu-erh.net/,
you'll find many insight on the subject.

Giovanni


"Jason F in Los Angeles" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Hey all,
>
> I've had this question for a long time, and I hope it's not too grand a
> question to ask!
>
> If you have any insight or opinions on what characteristics of a young
> sheng make it a good (or bad!) choice for aging, please post your
> input. As someone who is new to puerh, especially sheng puerh, I'm
> curious as to how certain flavors or characteristics can read into a
> cake's aging potential and its future flavors. Bitter, strong, mild,
> smokey, etc.?
>
> Is this even explicable, or is it a "cha dao/trial and error" sort of
> thing, where it takes experience to get the palate for such a
> determination?
>
> You can also post any thoughts to the thread on the puerh_tea LJ
> community, if you like: http://community.livejournal.com/puerh_tea , as
> I'm following the thread there, too.
>
> ~Jason
>
> in cup now: "1st Grade" Pai Mu Tan
>