The dry leaf is small, green nuggets; sweet, floral, juicy smelling. Very fresh and complex.
I steeped this in my 100ml gaiwan, and took advantage of the aroma and tea cup set that Tea Ave sent with these lovely samples.
Steeped the leaves smell floral, fruity, and have a richness of stewed fruits to them.
The tea soup is pale gold, bright clear. It smells sweet, rich and fruity, with a brown sugar note.
On the palate, this manages to taste both delicate and rich. It’s sweet, with magnolia, peaches, plums, cream, brown sugar and oats. This evokes the experience of eating peach cobbler. The finish is juicy and floral.
My first steep was for 1min. The second steep, for 1:30, had the same notes as the first, but a bit of astringency creeping in. A slightly shorter steep would have been better.
By the fifth steep there was an interesting black pepper note that developed, primarily on the nose, but also into the flavour a bit. The magnolia started to take on a more jasmine-like quality.
All in all a really wonderful scented tea. Thank you to Tea Ave for their generous sample.
Flavors: Brown Sugar, Floral, Jasmine, Oats, Peach, Pear, Peppercorn, Stewed Fruits, Sweet
