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“After another long gongfu break, I was able to do eastern method once again. Happy to do such, and happy to try some new teas in my stash. I have placed an order at Farmerleaf to support William...” Read full tasting note
Spring 2024, old tea gardens
Very high altitude gardens growing on steep slopes, close to Bingdao village, Mengku.
Lively tea which delivers both in the nose and the mouth
Experience the alpine taste of high altitude Mengku tea
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After another long gongfu break, I was able to do eastern method once again. Happy to do such, and happy to try some new teas in my stash.
I have placed an order at Farmerleaf to support William and his, relatively, small business and because I had a good experience with them in the bast.
The tea, I chose, was just a random choice though. I brought pouch in the box, reading what is it (I didn’t wanted to drink black teas I bought there); and just prepared my gaiwan. 5 grams / 125 ml, 90°C water, fast rinse with very small amount of water, rather just soaking the leaves. Steeps 7/10/15/20/25 seconds, and a few uncounted ones.
Partially luckily, partially not so great, is that Farmerleaf describes their teas rather shortly. This one saying: “Experience the alpine taste…” is not saying much to me, until I have tried it.
The tea was rather loose than compressed, which I wonder if it is because I ordered just sample qty (20 g) instead of cake; or because it’s so fresh and it was so easy to pry when preparing the sample.
Anyway, measured 5 grams as I wrote before, added some water, smelled it… and it was indeed like a meadow in full bloom with some sheng astringent notes, however these weren’t much present and a little bit herbaceous.
I won’t describe steep after steep, as I am writing this note as a post-session note, but honestly it has highly surprised me. It was smooth and indeed again a bit herbal, little astringency but never too high, light and refreshing; with longer steeps you get some fruity (apricot) flavours, all followed with long and round mouthfeel; and again stone fruit notes, this time as an aftertaste, keeping the experience memorable.
It is definitely an easy drinker and probably as well a daily drinker, however in this way I would finish my sample in 4 days. My ratio was just right, so definitely keeping this in mind when preparing it next time.
