The dry leaves are fairly short and twisted in the “loosely rolled” style. Dark brown to green with slightly reddish stems. Thick, sweet aroma of date, cocoa, and leather.
The first step brew up a nice yellow-orange color. Wow, this one has some serious flavor! Ginseng, vanilla, clean leather, fall leaves, dates, guava, floral hyacinth finish. Thick, spicy tropical fruit aroma in the cha hai.
The second steep gives stonger fruit flavors with notes of lychee, moscato, and grahm cracker. Slight green tartness. Viscous, syrupy mouthfeel.
Later infusion become dryer in taste, like fall leaves, white wine, and incense. A mild, steadying qi becomes apparent.
The spent leaves are uniformly dark green and are somewhat broken, accounting for the small size.
An excellent tea, complex and delicious.
Flavors: Dates, Floral, Graham Cracker, Leather, Lychee, Vanilla, White Wine
