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“Gongfu! This dark mahogany liquor packs a full-bodied punch with funky and malty notes of dark rye and caraway breads, molasses, brown rice syrup, golden raisins, and just a bit of petrichor and...” Read full tasting note
The 2020 Sentinel is made from old arbor large leaf varietal tea that is typically made into raw Puer. This tea was picked and processed into shaihong [sun dried black tea] style tea with no machine processing.
Sentinel is a full bodied black tea with a honey sweetness and fruity, floral aroma. Even keel thick sweetness lasts throughout the session along with evolving complex fragrances. A delightful tea for a focused gongfu session.
Pressed in 2020. Each cake is 200g. The cakes are in bamboo tongs, with five cakes per tong.
Gongfu!
This dark mahogany liquor packs a full-bodied punch with funky and malty notes of dark rye and caraway breads, molasses, brown rice syrup, golden raisins, and just a bit of petrichor and oak. Last time I had a session with this tea, I remember it being about as equally dense but much more fruity. It’s very interesting to see how those tasting notes have since deepened and traveled towards a more, for lack of a better way of stating it, “brown tasting” direction. I wouldn’t call this a sweet tasting tea, and it’s kind of all base notes and heaviness. However, the liquor is so syrupy and coating! The combination of both qualities makes me think of the persistent but slow-moving flow of magma. It’s kind of trippy in a wonderfully interesting way. Loving how this tea is settling into itself!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5n07hOJM0/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljHKs15cSBk
