Bi Yun Hao

4.4g, 90 mL ZZZ

wet: berry, dark florals, light incense smoke

1. incense, slight bitter + smoke. grassy sweet in finish. cooling, mouth numbing on tongue. a bit tart. buzzy in face, blanketing feel, still. downward heavy

2. similar. ince

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3.5g, 70 mL gaiwan

woke up expectedly in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep so grabbed this, but feeling maybe impacted.

wet: woody, light beany/grainy sweet, light smoke, raisin, somewhat more sharply sweet when cooled

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5.7g, 90 mL ZZZ

wet leaf: berries, campfire smoke, BBQ, inky sweet

1. spices. woody, fruity in throat. spaced out heady. some underlying bitterness

2. dark, medicinal, smoke, woody, grassy. something sour incense like lingering sweetness

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Thanks to R2 for the sample! It’s been what, 3 years? lol.

5.5g, 90mL, boiling, mixed water
wet leaf: woody, berries
1. woody upfront, turns into a bitter taste that dissipates into sweet florals.
2. stronger bitter. Florals on breath and

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Thanks to Obritten for the sample!

2015 Biyunhao 500 Year Yibi Gushu
7.7g, 212f, 80mL shuiping, Poland Spring water
Dry leaves smell of fruit and has a fair amount of stems mixed in.

20s rinse: accidentally let it go for too long since dr

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