This is the 2016 orb edition:
This is my shortest note, and I was not impressed by this tea at all.
Dry: Nothing
Warm: Wet wood, grass
Steeped: Bitter, Kale
Taste: Bitter and grass, not good. I didn’t make it too far in the session.
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Flavors: Bitter, Grass, Kale
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I’ve had notes like these before. It sounds like the tea is ‘hibernating’ (which actually does happen for young raws in Northeastern US winters when warmth and humidity are at an all-time-low), or God forbid, has actually dried out. Try feeding it some humidity and returning to it sometime in mid summer. If it hasn’t dried out it should return to those typical young sheng notes.
This was taken from my storage at 69% +/- RH and 72 degrees Fahrenheit, then it was placed in a yixing jar to dissipate any trapped vapor. Also, this tea was consumed about 7-8 months (I am assuming it was pressed May/July) after pressing. I think this tea has had adequate “settling time” as well as humidity. I’ve had several fresh sheng that were pressed before this as well as after this example with exceptionally better results.
i wonder if it had to do with being a mini orb….i havent had any sample of this from the cake.
I had two sessions with the cake. The first was very good. Good flavor, full body, and great qi. The next session was a miss. Very thin, bitter, low key qi.
I’ve had notes like these before. It sounds like the tea is ‘hibernating’ (which actually does happen for young raws in Northeastern US winters when warmth and humidity are at an all-time-low), or God forbid, has actually dried out. Try feeding it some humidity and returning to it sometime in mid summer. If it hasn’t dried out it should return to those typical young sheng notes.
This was taken from my storage at 69% +/- RH and 72 degrees Fahrenheit, then it was placed in a yixing jar to dissipate any trapped vapor. Also, this tea was consumed about 7-8 months (I am assuming it was pressed May/July) after pressing. I think this tea has had adequate “settling time” as well as humidity. I’ve had several fresh sheng that were pressed before this as well as after this example with exceptionally better results.
i wonder if it had to do with being a mini orb….i havent had any sample of this from the cake.
I had two sessions with the cake. The first was very good. Good flavor, full body, and great qi. The next session was a miss. Very thin, bitter, low key qi.