18 Tasting Notes
>The leaves have a heady aroma,
>yielding a cup with flowery aromatics,
>a pleasing level of tannin and a light, crisp finish.
all of these seem to be true.
it also reminded me of the last year’s jungpana ex- ff.
not pear but pineapple (c.f.
http://steepster.com/teas/upton-tea-imports/6219-tda4-arya-estate-pearl-organic-ex-15)
>honeydew melon
it is a melon, but not yuubari melon.
the same tea has already been on the database:
http://steepster.com/teas/upton-tea-imports/35717-arya-estate-ex-12-pearl-organic
>The cup is exceptionally smooth,
Does the “smooth” refer to the lack of thickening related to pectin and oxalic acid or something?
I’m not sure about this description at all.
>with interesting muscat and fruity nuances,
Somewhere over the muscat? I will try the China one for this.
On the other hand, its unique fruity nuance was more apparent to me, which was close to a sort of acid taste somehow.
>along with the balanced pungency of a top quality first flush tea.
pungency… maybe?
>The cup from the China jat is slightly sweeter,
I think so, too.
At the same time, this clonal may be “just” sweet. The sweetness of these two was quite different to me.
That’s supposedly because I can’t distinguish sweetness from China characteristic.
> while that of the clonal variety is slightly thicker.
Probably…? Is this that important factor, by the way?
>For comparison, consider buying a sample of one and a packet of the other.
No need for comparison, indeed. Buy the China! lol
>exceptionally smooth
It’s a bit different from China darjeeling, say Castleton’s or Margaret’s Hope’s.
I like its “exceptionality”.
Both of China jat and clonal variety have a repeated sweetness which is as if your tongue tastes sweet every time saliva passes through salivary glands. lol
I’ve also experienced the same kind of “repeated sweetness” with coffees of SCAA 85pts above before.
>a distinctive muscatel character
umm… not the grape one, I suppose. But there certainly exists something unique flavor/aroma in your breath.
>and delicate sweetness.
it’s quite obvious.
>an interesting note of rose petals
right
Mus(･∀･)catel!!
>with aromas of spice and fruit, and flavor nuances
of dark grape, spice and wood.
mus━━ヽ(ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ━━catel???
Anyway, I don’t care if I’ve really experienced a kind of muscatel or not, which was a faint “flavor nuance” at very least.
<del>mus(･∀･)catel!!</del>
( ﾟ∀ﾟ)o彡°dark! grape!
1500yen/100g
Actually it’s a karigane(?) of Garyu-Horie which is a company seeming to be related to Ryu-Oh-En, and maybe famous for its package picture using Cho-Ju-Giga.
>hints of muscatel
the problem is…that I need hints for the hints of muscatel at first. lol
While I think the puttabong FF may be more tasty(sweet? or mellow?), this tea gives me the feeling that I would choose this one if I’m having a cup of tea with my friends. I don’t know why.
fruity! i really miss it ><
No notes yet.
>with an elegant floral aspect
sweet, mouthfeeling
>The liquor is light,
the opposite was the goomtee ex
>and hints of apple
esp. 2senme, which hinsts remind me of the jungpanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
(who bought the remaining 10-or-so jungpana samples at once?)
great, somehow balanced one
my note says “a rather strongest sweet flavor”?
nothing is sure about this tea…, so waiting for the new ones opened. :-P
