This is a tea with nice power – the power of rich content. It begins with a bit of astringency and smoke but quickly they both fade away. Next, the herbal and grassy notes move forward and become more prominent with a lovely sweetness poking through. The sip becomes very smooth by the third or fourth steeping and the sweetness begins to break through. After drinking three cups, I am left with a distinct dryness in the mouth and throat. This cake is definitely made with good raw material but it still has room to mature with more age. I’m going to move this one to the back of the humidity monitored sheng cabinet and let it sit for another year or two before trying again.
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This is one of my favourite teas. When the sweetness and darker flavours appeared an octave apart that ‘ringing’ was much appreciated :)
I love this tea so very very much.
It is a very nice one! Also looks like this will be one of his upcoming price increases.
I really like this tea too. Good review and I agree with your assessment.
Nice to see that our tastes align around the good ones, James! ;-)
This is one of my favourite teas. When the sweetness and darker flavours appeared an octave apart that ‘ringing’ was much appreciated :)
I love this tea so very very much.
It is a very nice one! Also looks like this will be one of his upcoming price increases.
I really like this tea too. Good review and I agree with your assessment.
Nice to see that our tastes align around the good ones, James! ;-)