Wow. This is really interesting..
to me it starts very much like an perfumed light roast rock oolong if you count the aroma from the steeped leaves.. The flash steep wasnt too strong tasting, then a minute later I got hit with a really odd aftertaste. A bit medicinal or like pine needles or something..
second steep, wow. what a crazy flavour.. its thick, sweet, (very slight) smokey, sour, medicinal, fresh pine.. fruit.. lots and lots going on. You can really sip this and its still strong explosions of flavour..
second steep, smells like an oolong, but taste wise there is this really sweeter-than-sour taste like pine needles or something like that. An interesting tea thats for sure. Nice and thick, a lot of honey sweetness taste by the third.
By the fifth I get a slight burnt sugar taste, with the honey and the slight roast.
after that it developed into a sweeter tea, with a raw/sheng leaf aroma, almost perfume-like. still quite thick..
ive had to stop at about ten steeps because its late and i’ve had a few too many.
interesting tea, lots going on here. Maybe it would pair with, or be best at a certain time or with a certain food. Im not sure – recommended to try!
Flavors: Camphor, Char, Fruity, Honey, Perfume, Pine, Pleasantly Sour, Smoke, Sour, Sugar, Sweet
