NEW Young Gushu Pu Erh Tea 2018 - TEA TASTING

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►While Raw PuErh (Sheng) is well known as being suitable for ageing, traditionally these teas are consumed young and fresh. So, every year we search for a PuErh Gushu (tea made from ancient trees above about 200 years old) which is a stellar tea when consumed fresh. That's not to say that the tea will not age incredibly (it probably will).

In order to qualify as Mei Leaf 'Young Gushu' the tea has to have a complexity of character, and youthful energy without excessive astringency or bitterness so that it drink it is a purely pleasurable PuErh drinking experience from year one. In fact, the price of Sheng tea in Yunnan is usually more expensive when fresh, drops in value after year three, and begins rising after five years of ageing. This is how the local ethnic groups drink their precious PuErh and we love a great young Sheng.

Our original 'Young Gushu 2015' came from Jing Mai and after three years of editions, we have found another top-drawer tea from this mountain area. Jing Mai is well known for having bright, sweet and floral aromatics. This tea has those for sure, however, the reason why this tea won over other contestants is that it has deeper and more dried and cooked fruit notes as well as rich minerality which gives the finish texture, juiciness and a delicious sweet Hui Gan lingering aroma.

The leaves of this Jing Mai look more delicate than you average raw PuErh, which is why I recommend brewing with slightly cooler water to control the balance of the tea flavour. Try these brewing guidelines and adapt according to your taste of course.

Congratulations to the farmers of Jing Mai for making this pinnacle tea - Young Gushu 2018 - another winning Sheng to add to your collection.

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[Acquavallo]

"Young Gushu" sounds like a fictionalized docu-drama about the early life of a famous poet

[McArid]

great... now I had to buy even more tea :-) Thanks guys, you opened a new world to me. No more tea bags and less coffee

[desertfox]

Put a limit order!!

Dang, the last time I ordered 10 secs in was for Jade Star III. Ironically I was having it watching the video and remember how quick it went. I wonder how long this one will stay in stock. Sorry 'Murica, if this one goes. Early East hemisphere gets the worm. )
Can't wait. Fun tasting.

[tudorludusan]

Such a pleasant tea! It's a perfect hangover cure, too.

[MarinaC]

Ordered 2 pack before watching the video 😊

[MatKroSveteLetsplays]

Ordered 1 pack 😄 I'm very excited about it.. But the shipping costed me 10€ to Slovakia which is like plus another 90% of the price which is a bit expensive 😥 Even tho I still love you guys 😄💕 I'm kinda new to this but very interested

[clairesstitchingcorner]

Re watching this after Celine suggested this tea for a newbie pu erh tea drinker

[chi_bot]

Nice video.
seeing the leaves upclose would be awesome in 4k!

[joetexas]

I really love you guys- but i NEED Lucys’ calm reassuring influence! Not watching anymore videos until Lucy shows up😉😜👍

[tobythefox]

I suggest you put some soundproof so you don't echo too much by the way I love your channel❤🍵

[OCteahead]

I love Jingmai! Just finished the last of my Autumn ‘17 gushu from the mountain. Can’t wait to try the new spring stuff! Glad it worked out, Don. BTW, I’m all in on the lower temp brewing; so many more high end notes - at least on the pu-her and blacks I’ve tried so far. And the Spider-Man pour technique means no hot tea on the fingers (which is typical for me when I am pairing tea and scotch).

[petra.andersen]

watching while drinking Monocle Boss ♥♥♥

[tylerburt]

Put my order in the second I found out

[MrJermson]

Another good video. Don, can you do a quick video on different methods of tea preparation for busy working person like myself?

[harfesusanneglobisch]

Great video! I just switched on the german subtitles by accident, which was extremely funny - it translated apples with "Augäpfel" (eye balls) and gushu with "GU-Schuhe" (GU-shoes), which is hopefully not what you meant...;-))) Thinking about ordering some...

[maciej]

Don, I always wondered what is the sun-dried taste in fresh Pu-Erh tea. Could you explain it?

[tendingtropic]

i tried this one today. a bit bitter, despite following the brewing instructions. any tips?

[AndreaCuiuli]

How many grams is a pouch of this tea? It's not specified on the site.

[ongoingmartin]

Don, I had no idea you were allergic to bananas. So sad you can't do my "cold brew Ruby Black, eat banana, hot brew Ruby Black" combo of deliciousness. Sad face!

[HiHi-hnbs]

hi guys, that is not real Gushu. Do not fool! Maybe Ron got fooled by the farmer. That is only Dashu, which means only less than 100 years trees. The price should be times less. No mater you believe or not. I have drunk Gushu Puerh for years.