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This one is a step up from the Yunnan gold tips.
Nose; Sweet potato, butter, honey, tannin, cocoa, citrus note.
Palate; Sugar sweet on the tip of the tongue, nice full mouth feel, rich, slight lime, sweet potato, once again that honeyed Darjeeling quality, just a touch of bitterness.

Ok, so I need to get caught up on posting some tasting notes….
This one seemed to have some almost Darjeeling or Assam characteristics, I do not drink Indian teas much, but that was the impression.
Nose; sweet potato, light honey, home made chicken soup, light malt.
Palate; Brown sugar, sweet potato, very light floral, slightly bitter.
IMHO nice, but nothing out of this world.

I may have got a bad sample. While the aroma was a bit floral and a bit vegetal, there were strong notes of roasted black tea.
On the palate the tea tasted dry with some cocoa notes, and an almost soapy flavor.

My notes on this tea are incomplete, so I will need to try again. Here is what I have;
dark with much fruit, lemon, melon, honey, slight jasmine, dried apricot, slightly tannic, juicy.

Nice Dian Hong. On the delicate side, which I happen to like.
Nose; Slight floral, wildflower honey, sweet potato, light aloeswood.
Palate; sweet potato, butter, slight umami, moderately full mouth feel, almost a Dancong like sweetness.

I find I like the the Verdant High elevation version of this tea just a bit better.
Nose; Peach, orange, lychee, slight honey and osmanthus notes.
Palate; Peach, slight sweet brown sugar, osmanthus.

OK, so I obviously have a preference for Dancong and Wuyi Oolongs. That said I find this particular tea really outstanding in a number of ways.
The first thing that came to mind after some tasting was " sublime ".
This is not an in your face tea, and probably not for everyone. The nose has notes of light sweet gardenia, lightly toasted oats, milky/creamy notes, a sweet savoriness like toasted hazelnuts, hints of ripe tomato, and what I can only describe as a sunny meadow in the morning.
Palate; very delicate sweetness, oats, cream, slight umami, light herbal notes, and gardenia, perfect balance and a wonderful throat flavor and feel, lasts many steepings and changes wonderfully over time.

OK, so I keep trying Taiwan teas, and I just can’t seem to get into that style. I can appreciate this one but I can’t say that I like it. The wintergreen flavor just didn’t seem to go well with the other flavors for me.
Nose; Wintergreen — lots of wintergreen, sweet potato, honey, oat straw
Palate; Wintergreen and lots of it, slight sweet potato, oat straw tea, blueberry, honey, somewhat bitter and tannic.