11 Tasting Notes
Small gaiwan, lots of leaves, boiling water.
Dry leaves: sweet, cookie like.
Wet leaves: wood, chestnuts, slight sweetness. Gaiwan lid is really sweet. Leaves are mid sized, tender but slightly thick, dark leather colour, really nice quality. Barely any sings of breaking.
Liquor colour: dark amber
Liquor scent: very sweet, honey,
Taste: Smooth, warming black tea. Sweet, light in aromas, with hints of tannin, dry wooden notes at the back, giving some character to the tea. Nothing unpleasant.
Second steep bring out more character. A slight hint of pleasant bitterness rounds the tea. More wood, darker flavours. Not sweet, but juicy. Drying on the throat. Heavy on the tongue.
Third steep is smoother in texture, less intense. But more wood. Thick bark.
Fourth steep is still very generous in flavours. Even more balanced I’d say. Tannin leaves space to more sweetness coming back through.
Fifth steep start to show signs of dying, but still pleasant.
