Opened my day up with this little beauty. Tasting a new tea is so exciting, nevermind when it’s amazing… what a delightful thing.
Quite a dark and moody little scoop of nuggets, the charcoal notes coming off the steam took me aback a bit. Poured a light tan, scents of pine and woody perfume; the flavor of cedar followed up in the first sip. Reminded me at the top here of What-Cha’s charcoal roasted Taiwan oolong. Second steep saw some floral poking through, with just a whisper of tar.
I was surprised by the tannins that came through in steeps 3-5 or so — not unpleasant at all, and not very drying, but definitely present. Leather here in the 3rd, too.
Some fruit started opening up in the fourth, which was so fun. I was half-expecting the tannins to pour out into wateriness, but this little gem had waaaaay more surprises in store. Pear, wheat crackers, dry grass in this steep.
Tannins are still present; bay leaf in the fifth.
And then! Baby powder in the top of the sixth steep, and then sweet, thick-syruped cherry pie, I kid you not… stuck around for 3 steeps before we watered out.
Lovely journey, not only in terms of intrigue but just in straight-up delicious dawdling. Looking forward to more of this!
Flavors: Baby Powder, Cedar, Cherry, Dry Grass, Floral, Herbs, Leather, Pear, Perfume, Pine, Sandalwood, Tannic, Tar, Wheat
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Moody little scoop of nuggets! XD
They had me second guessing, bahaha!
My Wenshan Baozhong smells like baby powder and I love it! I am glad to see a tasting note where someone else smells/tastes baby powder in tea!
This is the second tea I’ve found it in — it took me off guard the first time!
Moody little scoop of nuggets! XD
They had me second guessing, bahaha!
My Wenshan Baozhong smells like baby powder and I love it! I am glad to see a tasting note where someone else smells/tastes baby powder in tea!
This is the second tea I’ve found it in — it took me off guard the first time!