This tea is a treat. Drink this by itself.
I put on some perpetual groove from 2012 and sat down for a session.
The dry leaf smells amazing. Cocoa. Toffee. It seriously smells like brownie mix. So sweet.
Wet leaf changes to a more roasty bark smell. With some coffee type notes.
Dry leaf is rolled and opens up quite a bit. Single leaf. No stems.
The liquor is amazing. I’m picking up all the smells of the dry and wet leaf combined. Slight astringency. Not much at all. I’m flash brewing in a gaiwan btw.
The liquor is a wonderful dark caramel color. Smells sweet and roasty. Wet leaf is dark dark brown. Dark as a shou puerh. I’m tasting earth, bark, toffee, cocoa, and something I can’t place and it’s driving me crazy. Almost like roasted macadamia nut.
I’ll keep going on this and save this tea for special occasions.
