A disappointing yancha. I got this tea from my OWT order, and it started off well but fell off a cliff very quickly. Beautiful leaves albeit a bit broken with a nice, rich aroma and a vibrant liquor that was slightly cloudy. The flavour was nuanced on the first steep with many different flavour parties coming to play from the prototypical mineral yancha to a more body-centric fragrant yancha, this tea also came with some yanyun. However, that flavour only really lasted for like 3-4 steeps before degenerating into the taste of a mediocre low quality oolong. Texture was alright, nothing special, character was impacted severely by the lack of prominence in the tea after steep 3-4, finish & aftertaste was nothing special either. There was a complete lack of cha-qi and the steep longevity wasn’t too great either. Overall, a tea that promised a lot (which I will give points for), but ultimately failed spectacularly.
Flavors: Bark, Blueberry, Creamy, Floral, Fruity, Marine, Mineral, Spices, Wet Rocks, Wood
