After 1 year of Canadian storage with slightly enhanced and stabilized humidity (but still dry compared to what I expect this tea has gone through), I see a relatively big change in the profile, which surprised me a little bit.
The smell is more nutty, sweet and medicinal. I think it’s a little more pungent, but not by a large amount. The taste, on the other hand, is more subtle. I can taste the strong herbal notes, but they are much more in the background. Also, the bitterness seems to have faded a notch, now it’s almost unnoticeable. Instead, I get more mushroom notes, especially in the finish. Mouthfeel is more or less the same as far as I can remember.
At this point I wouldn’t say it’s either worse or better than when I bought it necessarily, just different. I have a feeling that if it mellows out much further than it could become too flat. For now it’s ok though.
Flavors: Medicinal, Mud, Mushrooms, Nutty, Sweet
