673 Tasting Notes
a great tea!:
when i smell the teabag dry, i smell green tea and slight flowers.
when i smell the teabag wet, i smell strong flowers and green tea.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell strong flowers and green tea.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste strong flowers and green tea.
i rate this tea a 100 because it tastes lovely! i recommend this tea :D
many thanks to hyson tea co. for this great tea!
Flavors: Green, Jasmine
Preparation
Ru Yao dragon teapot gongfu:
Dry leaves: smells musty and slightly earthy.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BACqRWMp48r/
Wet leaves: smells like wet fall leaves, Forrest floor and earthy. Slightly musty.
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Light steep: I taste light earth and light fall leaves. Medium camphor, No mushrooms and minor minerals.
Very tasty!https://www.instagram.com/p/BACsMW7p4yM/
Medium steep: I taste earth, medium camphor, medium mushrooms, medium minerals, strong Forrest floor and strong fall leaves.
Quite tasty!
Heavy steep: medium minerals strong earth, strong Forrest floor, strong fall leaves, medium mushrooms and medium camphor.
Extremely tasty!
All in all, this tea is still amazing.
I still rate this tea a 100! Definately recommend this both western and gongfu style! :D
You make this sound gorgeous! – I’ve never tried brewing puerh up western style, I thought it would make the tea way too strong and stewed-tasting, but I might try it out on a couple of samples I have – what sort of parameters do you use for that?
well i suggest you don’t use more than 5g of this nan jian phoenix tea (for western style). 1 min steep should be good. but remember, whats good for me may not be good for you, so experiment. as for other shou. its really an experiment.
i hope this help. im not really good at explaining this :(
‘Course you are! That’s exactly what I meant – how long you steep it for :) I usually go for very short steeps getting a bit longer each time, but I’m keen to try out the way other people brew their teas, to get a new perspective (and possibly an even more delicious cup!) :)
that’s a good plan :D
Ru Yao dragon teapot gong fu.
Dry leaves: light to medium musty.
Wet leaves: slightly more musty, old books,
Light steep: light minerals, light camphor, light earth, medium sweetness.
Yummy!
Medium steep: slightly more camphor, slightly more earth, light minerals. Medium sweetness.
Even more yummy!
Heavy steep: medium camphor, light minerals, medium sweetness. Medium earth, just under medium old books.
Best to steep heavy. Yum!
All in all this is an amazing tea!
I rate 100 and strongly recommend this tea!
dry leaves
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wet leaves
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAC2Kmwp477/
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Camphor, Earth, Mineral, Musty, Sweet
Preparation
an amazing tea!:
when i smell the tea leaves dry, i smell earth, mustyness and a bit of dui wui (fermentation smell).
when i smell the leaves wet, the smells are intensified (minus the mustyness).
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell some earth (quite mellow)
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste light earth.
the color of the brewed tea is a amberish brown.
i rate this tea a 100 because its mellow.
even though the description says its very strong and has a camphor taste, i dont really notice that. oh well i still enjoy this tea! :D (note: ill try steeping this longer and add a new tasting note).
Flavors: Earth, Musty
Preparation
forgot to add photos
teapot: https://www.instagram.com/p/_7zPzQp44v/
tea cake wrapping: https://www.instagram.com/p/_7y2Vnp431/
tea leaves in teapot: https://www.instagram.com/p/_7yubqp43l/
brewed tea: https://www.instagram.com/p/_7ysRaJ43j/
I used my new teapot today.
When I smell the leaves dry, they smell musty and very smokey like a BBQ or campfire.
When I smell the leaves wet, I smell honey, spices and lots of smoke like a BBQ or campfire.
Light steep:
The color of the brewed tea is a light yellow. I taste flowers, light honey, light spices and little to no smoke.
Medium steep:
The color of the brewed tea is a medium yellow. I taste little to no flowers. I also taste medium smoke, honey and spices.
Strong steep:
The color of the brewed tea is a dark yellow. I taste strong smoke, honey and spices. No flower taste.
This tea is a lot similar to 2013 yunnan sourcing autumn ye sheng.
I rate it a 100 because it’s just awesome and tasty!
Flavors: Campfire, Floral, Flowers, Honey, Smoke, Spices
Preparation
When i smell the teabag dry, i smell peaches.
when i smell the teabag wet, the smell is intensified.
when i smell the brewed tea, i smell peaches.
when i taste the brewed tea, i taste peaches.
i rate this a 100 because it is yummy!
many thanks to Hyson tea co for this free sample
Flavors: Peach
