Gift box: SHENG dark tea (2 options)

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“TEA CAKE” GIFT BOXES: “Sheng” assortment


The perfect gift for tea lovers who want to broaden their horizons and deepen their knowledge of a family of teas that is still little known in the West, yet emblematic in China, the birthplace of tea.

“Dark” teas are fermented teas that evolve and improve with age, much like a fine wine. Traditionally compressed into different shapes (nest, brick, or cake, as here) to facilitate transport and storage, these teas surprise with their atypical aromatic palette. Naturally aged, they are called “raw” or “sheng” and offer vegetal profiles with mineral accents. When their storage conditions are adjusted to accelerate their aging and enjoy more delicious, animal and patinated notes more quickly, they are called “cooked” or “shu.” As a fermented product, and therefore “alive,” Chinese medicine attributes many beneficial properties to them.

The protected designation “Pu'er” refers exclusively to teas produced in Yunnan, made from tea plants and according to a specific process.

This gift set includes:

- 1 cake breaker: the essential accessory for breaking up compressed tea cakes.

- 2 Bingdao mini sheng 2021: authentic raw Pu'er tea (sheng) from Yunnan compressed into mini cakes of approximately 8g. This tea offers a vegetal and mineral profile with an umami that gains depth with each infusion. Its palette is complemented by delicate vanilla and milky notes that balance its animal character.

And your choice of:

- 1 100g cake of “Wild Sheng 2020” (green packaging in the image): authentic cooked Pu'er tea (shu) harvested from wild tea trees on Mount Wuliang, it offers subtle notes reminiscent of jasmine and smoked tea (light) from the very first infusion. Subsequent infusions highlight its mineral and fresh side, enhanced by a hint of acidity.

OR

- 1 nest (Tuo Cha) of Sheng Xiaguan 2006 (red packaging in the image): harvested almost 20 years ago, this superior grade Te Ji tea has matured well and reveals beautiful notes of pine and beeswax, with a subtle hint of camphor.

The cakes are delivered in an attractive box that also allows them to be stored properly.

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OUR INFUSION RECOMMENDATIONS

Western-style infusion: 
10g/1L, 4 minutes at 85°C (Wild Sheng) or 90°C (Tuo Cha) for a fresher, livelier profile
10g/1L, 2 minutes at 100°C for a rounder, richer profile.

Chinese-style infusion: in Gong Fu Cha, 4g per 100ml, 90°C to 100°C. First infusion: 30-40 seconds, 2nd, 3rd and 4th infusions: 15 seconds, 5th infusion: 20 seconds, then gradually increase the duration.

Want more tips? Check out Arnaud Dhenin's video tutorials on dark teas and Pu'er on our YouTube channel and read all about this tea on his blog.