Hm, looks like I had this before, but never got around to writing a note for it. Anyway, better late than never, right? (Speaking of late, this is a backlog from a few days ago.)
I got this tea as a sample from an order from Verdant a while back. I already tried some a few months ago, I guess, but I don’t really remember it, heh. Anyway, I brewed this gongfu style, since I didn’t have very much of it left. I wrote some notes that I could make sense of and read back when I was writing it. Now it kind of looks like a gigantic jumble of scribbles on a small notepad. Time for some deciphering!
Dry leaf: Sweet, roasty-ish? Kind of reminds me of a lighter version of Big Red Robe or something.
Steep 1: Very mineral-y with a sparkling/light mouthfeel at the end. Sort of numbing on the tongue. Smell reminds me of my uncle’s house (my uncle is a huge tea lover).
Steep 2: Definitely still very mineral-y. Lightly fruity aftertaste that lingers in the throat/nose.
Steep 3: Mineral fades. Fruit notes more prominent. Kind of ‘juicy’, if that makes any sense?
I stopped taking notes after that, since I think I was lured away from my tea with the promise of chocolate peanut butter cookies made by my suitemates. :)
