Ming Feng Shan Dragon Ball Sheng Puer

I first came here for the TMNT pizza box sampler for my wife, then stayed and purchased 4 kinds of aged teas to explore what I liked and what I want to purchase more of in the future. This was the second variety I tried and it is a really great tea, but it is not the tea for me. I did as previous reviewer Kamille suggested: I looked up how to brew properly before using any of the aged teas I purchased and used a gaiwan and a small teapot purchased from my local Chinese grocery for all of my teas. I am new to brewing this kind of tea, though, so while I followed the directions and process I watched from YouTube sources and read about, I could probably have better technique.

Floral and very, very bright with long, full leaves. Beautiful green-y to yellow-y depending on the infusion. Smells amazing! I did a flash brew to rinse and ended up getting somewhere between 10 and 12 infusions before I stopped using it. I could definitely have gotten more infusions out of this, but I was done and ready to move on. The mineral-y-ness didn't start to come through for me until the 3rd or 4th brewing when the brightness and astringency had calmed down a little bit. The floral "sunshine-y-ness" never relented in this one and while I can appreciate those aspects, I definitely preferred the dark assertiveness of the cooked puer that I tried first. My wife, however, who really loves oolong teas and white teas, enjoyed this one immensely. Maybe I'll cultivate an appreciation in the future.

This tea is a bright tasting white tea that maintains a beautiful palette, even on multiple infusions. Highly recommend looking up how to brew puer tea properly for the best tasting experience.