smokey taste dominates but its smooth balanced smokiness, not a harsh rough bitterness. There was also what some other people described as a sourness, which I can relate. Its a contrasting flavor that isn’t really a flavor, so I’ll just say “sour” anyway. The flavors are one-dimensional. Its pretty much gentle smooth creamy smoke. That’s about it.
No bitterness, no aftertaste, no sweetness, slightly mouth drying at the end of the session.
Not seeing what the hype is about for this one. HOLY SH*T! To think I paid this much? at $1.28/g? This is a decent tea, it got me slightly drunk, although I had it on an empty stomach, and I eased off the tea midway through session so that the drunkenness didn’t fully overwhelm (I eased off because I felt the wooziness coming on). Lasted over 12 steepings.
Decent amber color, definitely 11ish years old. But IMHO not worth the price. Not even really glad I tried it to be honest, but now I have a point of reference when other people rave…well…don’t believe everyone’s rantings.
After pondering this tea, its a pure “drunkeness” tea. You drink it to get tea drunk. You drink it for the chi. I think this would be better material for blending to increase chi of other better tasting teas more complex teas, but not as a stand alone tea.
