I revisited this tea finally and I have to say it was quite different brewed with the longer high mountain oolong gongfu timing. It tasted less sweet and more vegetal like zucchini, had more minerality and less bamboo shoot sourness and there were additions of wood charcoal and walnut/tannins. Something like banana leaf was pronounced in the aftertaste, mixed with some kind of floral like ?violet?, something vaguely ?fruity? and a faint sweet almond oil. Orchid showed up later on the swallow.
I feel like the tea was a little too mellow and it lost a lot nuances in aroma and flavor that were present when I brewed with shorter steeps. I think it’s safe to say I like this tea but will stick to my usual short gongfu infusions for the remainder of the bag.
