This tea wasn’t too enjoyable. I think it would need quite a few years of age before it became really palatable. The leaf was pretty chopped up (plus I had a kinda dusty sample). There was some sweetness in the flavor, but I found it was overwhelmed by bitterness and astringency. I really enjoy bitter flavors, but there was no balance here. It was pretty darn impossible for me to steep this in such a way that drinking it didn’t make me shudder.
This tea had a lot of power to it – to the point where I think it would be a pretty decent one if it had about a decade of decent storage behind it. There was some alright thickness that developed in the texture and a decent bit of energy, though the energy was pretty harsh. Not really one for drinking now, but possibly would be good in the future.
Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Creamy, Straw, Vanilla
