Off the Clock | Sheng
Off the Clock | Sheng
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Technical Nerdy Stuff
Technical Nerdy Stuff
Size: 100g
Type: Yunnan Fresh Pu'erh
Location: Bangdong, Lincang
Material: Spring 2023
Grown tea in serious rocky red soil about an hour east of Lincang, the Bangdong village is making a name for itself with its mineral-rich teas.
Just a mountain valley away from the famous Xigui village, these teas have layers of complexity, with a lot of fruit fragrances on the nose and a thick saline mouthfeel.
Off the Clock is an exciting and engaging young pu'er tea to really get you in the zone.









Got the sampler and decided to try all of them.
I did 7 steeps at 95c
After the intial washing the smell from this tea is amazing. Floral, Fruity, Candy, the smell alone is a Five Star I liked the smell that much!
First steep 20 seconds Strong, Slightly Bitter, Concrete, very vegetably
Second Steep I F%&^d up and left it for 40 seconds in the gaiwan by getting distracted.
Way to bitter for me to finish so i went to the next steeps and it was Strong tea with an amazing scent and I have plans to purchase this Tea Cake for reserve and another for consumption.
As of September '24 this tea was delightful. I received this as a dragon ball with my order of and excitedly brewed this up in my Anthem teapot. The first steep at 96C was like a sweeter green tea- sort of like a mix between brewing sencha and drinking Ito En tea. As I continued to brew I got some bitter-sweet minerality that, as others noted, was like sour candy. Not like the bitterness of a shou nor a cheap green tea, this was somewhat of a tart cherry in feel and taste. As I continued brewing I noticed what I would describe as somewhat of an apple cider taste (not the sweetened or spiced kind) while remaining vegetal. Overall, a pleasant young sheng that I am considering trying more of!
Juicy and sweet with a little mineral and fruit on the returning flavor but I can’t keep my nose out of the teapot. The wet leaves are like sour candy. So cool.
Got it as a dragon ball sample. Medium body, cream and poound cake give way to really pronounced wildflowers notes and returning sweetness. Brewed 205 in the teachers pot