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Aromas of dry hay, slightly floral, butter, malt, vegetal, broth, wet stone. This tea keeps it’s aroma close to the leaf, as the liquor itself has only the very faintest floral quality.

This faintness carries into the flavor, which starts very inoffensive and in some ways not even present at first, but the aftertaste unfolds delightfully with floral and malt notes, and a strong suggestion of pear, with very little astringency and no bitterness at all. Later steepings bring more toast or malt flavors into the initial taste, and that long aftertaste continues to evolve as a more sugary flavor as the pear fades.

A very nice tea, possibly could stand to brew a little bit hotter next time.

170ml gaiwan, 5g, 80c, 40s+15s addl steep.

Flavors: Barnyard, Butter, Floral, Hay, Honey, Malt, Pear, Sugar, Toast, Vegetal, Wet Rocks

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 170 OZ / 5027 ML

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