So THIS is camphor. Never smelled camphor before, but this MUST be it. A very cooling vibe in the back of the throat. Hmmmm. Not at all what I was expecting. After trying the HK stored 1985 maocha from LP and loving it, I wanted to try other examples of HK storage. Naturally, I was led to Yee On Tea. Caked this tea because it was so cheap. Hard for me to put a number to it at this point. I need to sit through a couple more sessions with it as I’m really just trying to work through this camphor thing in my mind.
Sweet, absolutely no bitterness or astringency. Tolerated boiling water perfectly well. Would last 15+ infusions I’m sure, but I stopped early.
Dry leaf: Cardboard
Wet leaf: Cardboard, camphor
Flavor: Camphor, wood chips, sweet, cooling, thin.
Flavors: Camphor, Cardboard, Cooling, Sweet, Wet Wood
Wow that looks like an interesting one. I can see how that would be difficult to put a number on
Yea was kind of taken aback by how potent this one was! I see why most people prefer dry storage haha. But it’s actually not bad…