Dry leaf is well-darkened with age, having a generic woody aged smell with no hint of mustiness.
1 short rinse with boiling water, steeps like 5s, 10s, 15s … 50s, and then longer intervals.
Starts with a sort of generic dry-aged medicinal flavor profile, some sweetness developing around the 4th steep. No hint of humid storage. Mouth feel a little thin for tea this expensive IMHO. Very nice floral cup aroma early on. Later steeps develop a fascinating fruity aftertaste reminiscent of Juicy Fruit gum. This becomes pronounced after about 10 steeps, when a pronounced mouth-drying astringency also appears, gradually tapering off over many additional steeps.
I was able to remain interested in this one through 20 or so infusions, which makes it very good AFAIAC, but it is quite pricey.
Flavors: Floral, Fruity, Wood