Oh WOW. This is the one I wanted most from Meowster’s destash swap as I remember I loved it so much. Thank you, Meowster! It is still SO GOOD. One of my favorites. I had to read my old tasting notes for this one, and not only was I wondering how consistent Adagio’s harvests of teas are, I also compared the (at least) five year old harvest of this to Butiki’s Hattali Golden Lion Assam. I was comparing it to Butiki’s Golden Lion TODAY too!!! Without even reading my tasting note first!!! So I guess that answers my question — at least for this tea — the harvests are pretty darn consistent. I haven’t had a glorious yunnan in a while. I just love the medium body of this, smooth, doesn’t get astringent, fruity notes, honey, chocolate. ALL the notes I love in my perfect yunnan. I give massive credit to Adagio if most of their teas can stay so consistent over harvests over a few years, as that is always a problem for a tea drinker – when you find a tea you love but the next harvest just isn’t great.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons // 15 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #2 // couple minutes after boiling // 4 min steep
Edited to add: Note to self: Tried this another time with two teaspoons and somehow seemed to be lacking all the special flavor. Do NOT use two teaspoons.
If anyone else has any insight on if any other Adagio teas/blends stay consistent through the years, I’d love to hear!