Is this really from near Jing Gu? As Hobbes has written, neighboring fields in Burgundy can have different terroire… Its really quite low and savory, not very much at all like its overtly sweet and floral neighbor. There are notes of tobacco, barn-straw, wet forest floor and damp moss. There is some smoke and it seems a bit rough around the edges, not overly so though. A faint whisper of Jing Gu’s pungency lingers in the background. I am enjoying this, it’s quite unique, and there’s just enough thickness and sweetness to float the savory/nature qualities described above. I think some age would do this cake a lot of good.
Edit: having this again, from a Yi Xing this time, it seems to have more Jing Gu vanilla and additional sweetness. Weird what little changes can do to the experience of a tea. Still plenty bitter, punchy, viscous.
Flavors: Straw, Tobacco, Wet Moss, Wet Wood
