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5g, 170ml Gaiwan, 95C, 30s + 10s per add’l steep

This is a nice, straightforward Tie Guan Yin — leading with a strong aroma of rose petals, paper, a little bit of grass or vegetal brothy aromas, the initial steeps have a round mouthfeel without a lot of the flavors that the aromas promise. In the third and subsequent steeps the flavor starts to open up and this tea starts to show up more floral, round, notes with a little butter and just a hint of astringency on the backend. The aftertaste isn’t terribly long, and it’s quite pleasant.

Overall, a strong showing.