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“5.8g, 100 mL gaiwan dry leaves smell like dried cranberries (Ocean Spray!) and a hint of dark chocolate leaves in prewarmed gaiwan bring out strong toast/roast notes. still raisin and chocolate wet...” Read full tasting note
ORIGIN: Wuyishan, Fujian, China
BACKGROUND: This Yan Cha was cultivated from the Wusan Di Tea Garden. Jin Mu Dan tea is a clone, shrub type, middle leaf type, and an early-growing species. The fertility of buds and leaves is strong and tender.
Jin Mu Dan was bred with excellent quality, strong lines, long fragrance, mellow and sweet taste, bold flavor and quality characteristics of a Tie Guan Yin varietal. In fact, Jin Mu Dan was bred by the Tea Research Institute of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences from 1978 to 2002. A crossbreeding between Tie Guan Yin and Huang Bi creates the unique taste and aroma of Jin Mu Dan.
CHARACTERISTICS: The tea is rich in texture and taste, while the aroma of gardenia and golden peony fumes the liquor. The tea soup is orange, red, bright, clear and transparent. The mouthfeel is smooth and thick upon entrance, with the quintessential yan yun (rock rhyme) lingers around the throat, along with the hui gan (lingering sweetness) lasting within the mouth and gums. This yan cha will not disappoint!Company description not available.
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Old Ways Tea5.8g, 100 mL gaiwan
dry leaves smell like dried cranberries (Ocean Spray!) and a hint of dark chocolate
leaves in prewarmed gaiwan bring out strong toast/roast notes. still raisin and chocolate
wet leaves smell very smoky
5s rinse
5s: slight sweet & smoke that becomes a slight fruity aftertaste. empty cup smells like brown sugar from baked chocolate chip cookies. slight hint of bitterness.
7s: not super interesting
12s: more roasted
30s: soapy mint aftertaste. leaves also smell soapy.
10 min: still not much change so stopped pin cha here. slight osmanthus note on the lid. pretty disappointed by this one, especially since it started off well. soup never thickened for me, but that could be due to the local tap. Taste was pretty flat, which could be partly due to water, but also I’ve brewed plenty of teas fine with this water.
thermos overnight 212f w/ just remaining leaves from packet: dark hazelnut and roast. Quite good, though not sure if I’d repurchase.
