Purchased one of these to send out to all the newbies last year and I sent out about 130g of it and kept 70g for myself.
I’ve had quite a few sessions and enjoy the leaf assortment in this cake, however I have a huge issue with how tight it was compressed because it doesn’t really make for a tea to leave the leaf intact which is something I want in my midtier teas.
A little sweetness, not particularly fruit but somewhat like sugarcane with a hint of bitterness that faints away into an old blade of wet grass. Not sure if my taste buds have changed or if I have been drinking stuff beyond this in quality or just taste in general, but this didn’t ‘wow’ me. If this was a recipe for poundcake I would probably give a 7 out of 10 as it provides what I was looking for, however it wouldn’t be party popping dessert.
Pretty sure this is something that will age beautifully because there are some wonderful leaf within this cake that are assorted in size, shape, and color. Really like the small leaf with thick stems which I will say gives that sweetness as I have noticed with most teas; maybe they are just like fruit and vegetables, bigger does not mean better.
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There was a lot of shouting about this tea for a while, which left me sort of mystified. I guess it is easy to like, if young sheng appeals.
I also think the fact that it’s labeled as an Yiwu-outlier tea,the W2T brand, and TeaDB promotions around their teas in general creates significant bias in many tea drinkers in the West. Yes, this is a decent tea, but not worth the price IMO.
There was a lot of shouting about this tea for a while, which left me sort of mystified. I guess it is easy to like, if young sheng appeals.
I also think the fact that it’s labeled as an Yiwu-outlier tea,the W2T brand, and TeaDB promotions around their teas in general creates significant bias in many tea drinkers in the West. Yes, this is a decent tea, but not worth the price IMO.