Ru Yao dragon teapot gongfucha.
Dry leaves: musty and sort of floral fruity smelling
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Wet leaves: floral and fruity smelling
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Light steep: I smell/taste; light Ocean, I also taste medium bitterness (pleasant), spices, smoke (campfire), minerals, metallic, fruit (citrus/berries) and honey.
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Medium steep: I smell/taste; strong minerals, honey, smoke (campfire), spices, metallic, fruit (citrus/berries) and bitterness.
Heavy steep: skipped due to mild bitterness in first steep :(
All in all this tea could use some aging. Still a great tea though.
Bonus photos:
Flavors: Berries, Bitter, Campfire, Citrusy, Fruity, Honey, Metallic, Mineral, Smoke
I need to try more of Scott’s autumn offerings… Are there any others that you have tried?
a few. but the only one i can remember is 2013 yunnan sourcing “autumn ye sheng”. :/