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An Xi Mao Xie Hairy Crab from Dragon Tea House

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79/100

An Xi Mao Xie Hairy Crab

Oolong Tea by Dragon Tea House

Name: An Xi Mao Xie Hairy Crab
Origin: Western Anxi Highland, Fujian Province, China
Vintage: 2010

3 Tasting Notes

jasonowalker
84

Score of 84. 2nd steep is stronger, with a starchy sweet aftertaste. Review #272 on Walker Tea Review

argus
86
argus 2 tasting notes

brew vessel: 120 ml gaiwan / water: Brita filtered / tea quantity: covering the bottom of gaiwan

Wet leaf gives off a cornmeal aroma intermingled with green beans. All single leaf, small to medium sized. no stems.
Liquor is somewhat thin, lovely yellow/pale green color. Tea is really veggie heavy (green bean, corn, spinach) in every brew with a tad of mintiness on the back palate. The thing is, it lacks something to make it a well rounded tea. After enjoying 6 infusions I have a feeling something is missing and that nags me throughout the session.

After a couple of days of aclimatizing I started another session with this tea and the change is astounding. Now its more flowery on the nose, more buttery in the mouth with a nice sweet huigan as a perfect finish. Now its a lot less vegetal and more balanced. Brewing conditions are similar to the last one but I used less leaf and perhaps slightly cooler water.

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