Another year in this tea’s progression has passed and it is moving ever further away from its very rustic character that it had when I bought it. Instead, the profile is more forest-like, even though the mushroom note again hasn’t appeared.
The main difference from the tasting about a year ago is that the sweetness is now much stronger, both in the taste and the aftertaste. Furthermore, there is an interesting constrictive mouthfeel just after swallowing, hints of which were apparent before, it just got stronger. Liquor colour is now definitely in the reddish brown category, somewhere between barn red and dark amber I’d say.
I also noticed a hint of dried orange peel in the aroma, but it’s far from a dominant one.
Flavors: Forest Floor, Orange Zest, Sweet, Wood
