From the group buy organized by Andresito.
The nose is herbaceous, with hints of wood. Taste has some veggie, straw, and good mouth-feel. Very clean taste, and good clean finish. 2nd steep: Floral nose has hints of vegetation, apricot, and straw. The taste is more apricot, with a hint of bitterness. Finish is very tannic, but not bitter. This is definitely my favorite of the 2016 ChawangShop teas so far. Not a whole lot of cha qi. Later steeps show more of a tobacco/wood profile that is increasingly tannic, but still interesting, as the fruit and floral notes slowly fade away.
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Very-well described and concisely too.
Hmmm… very different than my first tasting! Perhaps I should try again.
I steep at 200F, which seems to help the softer flavors show.
I just ordered a tong if this blind, after drinking all of my Hekai cake from 2015. It relieves my edema for some reason better than any of my other teas.
Very-well described and concisely too.
Hmmm… very different than my first tasting! Perhaps I should try again.
I steep at 200F, which seems to help the softer flavors show.
I just ordered a tong if this blind, after drinking all of my Hekai cake from 2015. It relieves my edema for some reason better than any of my other teas.