12s(rinse)/8s/10s/10s/10s/12s/12s/15s…goes for a while
Dry leaves are long, emerald green with white hair, and spindly—the smell is overwhelmingly of dried apricot. Once rinsed, the leaves include a generous amount of twigs but the leaves are small/medium and a few whole leaves can be found but are mostly partials. The tea appears to be machiene processed off of a reasonable quality product. Broth is glassy and clear, starting at a very pale yellow but deepening into a more `mustardy` tone. The mouthfeel is deeply buttery and the taste is soft and sweet. In early infusions, it tasted of honeysuckle and zucchini.
Brewed in 65 ml ceramic gaiwan, this tea is #2 of the 10 included in the Chinese Tea Discovery set on offer by the Tong Xin She teahouse
Flavors: Apricot, Dried Fruit, Honeysuckle, Zucchini
