Sheng Puer "Yiwu Zheng Shan Ye Shen Cha", 2002 , 357

Aged adult sheng of moderately dry storage. All shades of brown, dark green, black in places and only splashes of green make up the palette of dry tea leaves. It is broken by hand at the edges, the density of the press is average, but a knife will be needed for the center. When warmed up with breath, the aroma of dried fruits, camphor, buckwheat honey and various dried herbs and flowers. Water 90 ° and be sure to rinse, steam the dry leaf. The infusion is thick, the color of unfiltered apple juice. After the first pour, the aroma resembles an assortment of dried fruits. The taste is full, but restrained. You can feel the sweetness of raisins, dried apricots, prunes, geranium, hay and a little red grapes. Sourness of grapefruit, orange peel, mint, meadow flowers and a bit of green apple. The aftertaste is slightly drying to the mouth, sweet and sour with hints of dried fruits. If you steep it strongly and for a long time, you will get a rather rich, tart tea that binds in the mouth. A state of vivid change in the perception of reality. Stopping the flow of thoughts and freezing in the moment, moderate happiness and calm joy. As a bonus, there is clarity of vision, vigor of the body and concentration of the mind.