I think this is a higher tier of leaf than I have previously tried.
Boiling water, 8 grams in “standard gaiwan,” short (maybe 7 sec) rinse. Steeps like 5s, 10s, 15s… 50s. First couple of steeps were pretty meh on flavor and aroma but with promising full mouthfeel. Starting to open up on the 3rd, and by the 4th I was like “holy shit, this is something.” Thick mouthfeel, honey sweetness, tartness of green fruit, floral incense perfume, bitterness, heavy mouth-coating astringency. I just sat back and sucked on the inside of my mouth for a while after that one, and after the 5th I had to walk away and do something else for a while.
I got it up to 10 steeps but by that point the green tart mouth pucker and astringency were so dominant that I could not keep drinking it. Well, I probably could have, but was not enjoying it. Maybe less leaf next time.
6g would be better I think. This tea isn’t mild