93 Tasting Notes
Hmm, so I bought 250g of this because I liked it so much. But the 2022 version seems a bit different. It is clearly the same tea, with similar spicy and fruity notes. But the leaves are remarkably less tippy this year, and somehow the tea seems more subdued, less fullfilling and not so edgy. Maybe it will improve because it’s still only a few months old? Still good tea, but I’m less excited about this batch.
[edit]: No, I like it. It is indeed not as strong, but that’s perfectly fine, it’s great and very refined.
I am really liking this. This white tea is strongly oxidized and the leaves are pretty red. There is a lot of sweetness and thickness, with bold foresty/swampy and fruity+vanillaish aromas that give this tea great depth and complexity. There is also a bit of that almost medicinal old book woody sweetness of aged white teas. Very comforting overall feel that makes this feel really nice in the body.
Nice, potent Yunnan black tea. It is sweet in a fruity way, with some nice cinnamon-like spicy aspects, which give it an uplifting and thirst-quenching quality much like a good second flush darjeeling. When it is brewed stronger it becomes grippy without feeling dry, the kind of astringency that feels good. I can see why this is more expensive than most other dianhongs.
Sweet and warming, nice combination of sweet and flowery aspects with a strong charcoal roast. Nice really long aftertaste that adds a lot of substance to this tea. Most oolongs feel too watery and perfumy for me, but this seems like an oolong that can be easily enjoyed by a puer guy like me.
Impressive tea, as should be expected of course. The leaves are really big and well intact and unfurl nicely. Most distinctive is just that very deep old and damp woodsy thing that I have only had so strong in old shou puers like this one, it is impressive and challenging yet very cosy and comfortable. Wonderful dark color and nice sweetness and thickness. Good tea.
Flavors: Cherry, Vanilla, Wet Earth, Wood
