Another aged dong ding, I don’t like it quite as much as the “Silver Medal” one. The overall impression I get from them is not that different at all, but this one here doesn’t stand quite out as much I think. The qi is warming and a somewhat defocusing, and maybe not as comforting. The tea also doesn’t last very long and its light and bubbly mouthfeel is ultimately not that engaging.
It smells of incense and apricot jam initially. After the rinse, I get a lovely and deep aromas of stonefruits, cake, baked tomatoes, peat, and spices (black pepper, cardamom).
The taste is sweet and woody with notes of leather, yeast as well as various spices, nuts and a sort of nigella seed bitterness. The aftertaste is very cooling and foresty with hints of dried limes (limoo amani) and almonds.
Flavors: Almond, Apricot, Black Pepper, Cake, Cardamom, Coffee, Dried Fruit, Forest Floor, Jam, Leather, Lime, Nuts, Peat, Spices, Stonefruit, Sweet, Vegetables, Wood, Yeast
