This was a sample in my last Mandala Tea order. The dry leaf smells very smokey, like the remnants of a campfire left on your clothes. This is really different from the two other young raws I’ve had which have a more of a floral and sweet smell. Whoa! The first infusion blew me away. Sweet, citrusy, a little spice, with some background smokiness. There’s a pleasant astringency there too. Lemon lingers in the mouth. Maybe almost a little basil or mint?

Overall, I really enjoyed this one. I’d love to get a cake and see how it changes.

Flavors: Astringent, Grapefruit, Honeysuckle, Lemon, Peach, Smoke

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200 °F / 93 °C
Garret

As I write this, there is one full cake remaining in stock. Wow, did those fly out of here! Thank you for writing this up. I’m really happy you enjoyed this one. I like it quite a lot.

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Garret

As I write this, there is one full cake remaining in stock. Wow, did those fly out of here! Thank you for writing this up. I’m really happy you enjoyed this one. I like it quite a lot.

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I’m passionate about tea, good books, classical music, and botany. I brew my tea gongfu style. I drink a lot of puerh and oolong (usually darker ones, but I’m by no means opposed to a good li shan). If I had to pick a favorite catigory of tea, it’d probably be wuyi yancha. I’m always on the hunt for new teas and teaware, so send me your suggestions!

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