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I have had this cake for three years now, but only opened it now for the first time. Based on the sample though, I was expecting an enjoyable session and that is indeed what I got.

The tea is very flavourful and cooling. Its aromas remind me of wild garlic, coriander, and dried flowers. In the taste the floral notes (e.g. orchid) are very present, but we also have an sweetness (apple), bitterness (coffee, chicory), sour fruitiness (guava, carambola), as well as strong minerality and nutty notes. The aftertaste is particularly pungent and bittersweet. It presents a biting and spicy physicality that’s very cool.

The tea has now a more smoky and malty aroma. The taste is bitter with sweet floral character and a sugarcane flavour.

A thick and smooth mouthfeel, as well as strong minerality give a great backbone to this tea. It has an aroma of cookies and forest, and flavours of wood, shellfish, chicory, almonds and tree sap.

I broke open this cake after almost three years in my storage. Compared to the sample I tried, the tea is now entering a slightly awkward stage and is not so well defined. The texture and bitterness are as good as I remember though.

The taste is kind of nutty and vegetal with a plenty of floral sweetness and hints of sugarcane, coffee, and camomile.

This tea is certainly developing a medium aged character now, especially in the early steeps. It has an aroma that reminds me of cider and a strong taste. The tea is juicy, bitter and nutty, with a particularly hebaceous aftertaste.

This tea is still very tasty. It is thick and full bodied, sweet and bitter, floral and woody.

This tea needs some aggressive brewing, otherwise it comes out a bit bland. It is a pleasant and comfort tea with an earthy and nutty character and moderate bitterness.

A simple and pleasing ripe pu-erh. It is brothy and nutty with savoury finish and a thyme flavour.

At 4 years of age, this tea is somewhat muted in its presentation. There is a pungent aroma, which at times reminds me of strawberries and wood cabinet. The tasty is simple and foresty with a strong warming character. The aftertaste is long, a bit sugary and constrictive.

A pretty sweet black tea with a pleasant texture and very little bitterness or astringency. Its aroma reminds me of cranberries, malt, wood, and dates. The taste has notes of chocolate, fruits (nectarine), seaweed. It is sweet, malty, foresty, and a bit savoury with a cooling presence. The aftertaste is also pretty sweet, with notes such as honey and guava.