Spring 2022.
This was a fantastic Shan Lin Xi teeming with succulent flowers and juicy tropical fruit. It starts off with an alphonso mango fruitiness before shifting to pina colada. After a couple more steeps, flowers and stonefruit emerge and the tea develops a thick, nectar-like mouthfeel. The flavor starts to drop off after the 5th yet still remaining smooth and having a pleasant light fruitiness with floral undertones and additional notes of citrus, bergamot, and pear.
This was a very enjoyable tea with many layers of complex flavors that evolved over steeps. Couldn’t rate this as a 100 however due to the intense but short lived flavor and lack of longevity.
Flavors: Apricot, Bergamot, Cantaloupe, Lily, Lychee, Mango, Papaya, Pear, Pineapple
