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Today I revisit this tea, about one year after my first session with it and three years after being produced. The smell is similar as I remember it from the past, but I notice some smokiness, similar to that of the 2014 Dehong Ye Sheng Cha I drank recently. In fact, even in the taste I can see a lot of similarity. I found the taste to be somewhat more savoury today and not as bitter as a year ago. Another new aspect is a camphor like quality of the aftertaste, which seems to be generally more pungent and herbaceous/medicinal.

I am generally happy about how the tea is developing, although I had to fight some mould recently after being away from home and this one was one of the more affected teas. Still, I only had to throw out a few grams.

Flavors: Camphor, Herbaceous, Honey, Medicinal, Pleasantly Sour, Smoke

Preparation
Boiling 1 min, 0 sec 7 g 5 OZ / 150 ML

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Hi, I am a researcher in math, physics and computer science. Apart from teas and mathematics, I enjoy sports and traveling, as well as music of all kinds. Connect at https://rateyourmusic.com/~Togo

I had been drinking Japanese green tea for a while before discovering the world of tea in 2017. I rarely drink blends and generally avoid artificially scented teas. Other than that I try to keep it varied.

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