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The leaf on this looks like it was plucked five minutes ago and put into the bag. They are perfect, with many classic examples of a leaf and a bud. The liquor is bright clear and like yellow gold. The taste is complex and changes as the cup cools and with each steep. For reasons I can’t explain, this one just didn’t grab me. The taste starts kind of dusty. Once the cup cools it picks up a woodsy flavor under a vine taste. There is also a touch of muscat grape type flavor. The aftertaste is strong, lingering, slightly sweet, and plant like. The second cup has a duel personality going on. It is darker, more woodsy, and almost mushroom. At the same time it has a brighter, more green sheng, almost bitter but not, flavor. There is a stone fruit kind of thing like almost an apricot present. As it cools I am noticing more of a floral note that reminds me of peonies. The aftertaste is again strong and green vines with a citrus touch. Reading this, it sounds right up my alley. I should love this. Why don’t I? I guess I have to admit, I really can’t love them all. That makes me sad especially since there is nothing wrong with the tea.