A Sweet Aged Sheng That’s Approachable and Butter-Laden
Time to spill: This aged sheng isn’t about complexity—it’s about comfort. Brewed in a duanni pot with water just off boil, the first wash reveals a sweet butter cookie aroma that lingers like a memory. Steep one: light and buttery, with whispers of baked goods and a faint pipe tobacco note. The sweetness evolves, turning into fresh whipped cream, while the buttery character stays intact. Steep two adds a touch of old straw dipped in sugar, caramel, and powdered-sugar donuts, all balanced by a light astringency. By steep three, the profile stabilizes—sweetness and straw blend with turbinado sugar and whipped…