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Spring 2017 production.

The description is accurate, “malty, floral, sweet and slightly bitter all at once.”

The tea soup is the color of dried apricots.

Taste is smooth, malty and sweet; the aroma is also malty and reminds me of Ovaltine.

Towards the end of my session with this tea it darkened and gained a slight bitterness.

My third Lao Cha Tou which will be the last for awhile as I am enjoying teas with more complexity.

That said I do like these tea nuggets which are good value for a smooth comforting brew on a cold day.

This is a delicious white tea for a great price.

I have other teas made from Camellia Taliensis, this white can take the heat.

Edit: I placed another order for this tea on BF.

A mild roast with slight bitterness. There is a lingering taste and aroma I don’t recognize, perhaps it is that of longan.

I have two packets of this tea and will keep one for further aging. I may have a different experience next time, the first pack has been an enjoyable daily drinker.

Edit
Out of stock but not forgotten.

Some time ago Jasmine tea was one of my favorite teas to sip from bone china in a tea shop. Unfortunately as it became popular the trend was to add cheap and artificial oils. Gag worthy.

I noticed this tea at Yunnan Sourcing and ordered 50g, good price and cross fingers.

Glad I did as this tea lasts a long time and the scent and flavor of Jasmine is just right.

Although my tea cupboard has changed since I found Pu-erh and Wuyi, at times a trip down memory lane is fun.

I did enjoy this fruity Jingmai Gu Shu Huang Pian on hot days, but not as much as I liked the 2016 Spring “Lao Man E”

Flash steeped in a Jian Shui 120 ml dragon egg teapot.

Update:
After breaking the cake and storing it in a Jian Shui jar for several months with a small Boveda pack, the tea changed. For want of the right word it became richer.

Also, I used a porcelain gaiwan to brew, I could discern more of the leafs’ nuances that way.

Brewing from the 2016 harvest.

I tend to use a lot of leaf in my pots and doing so with this tea brought a slight astringency to pucker the cheeks, perhaps the “little bite” in the description.

After making an adjustment in my brewing parameters the sweet fruity malt in this tea became apparent.

Reminds me of a robust English breakfast.

As other have said the leaves are beautiful, before and after steeping.

After the first steep I used slightly hotter water. The soup was clear and delicate with sweet vegetal notes. Refreshing.

Solid black tea, the dry leaf is clean and sweet smelling with just enough malt, and brews up with similar attributes and nice mouth feel.

I think it hits above its price so this tasty tea can be an enjoyable daily drinker.

I’ve added another order to my wish-list so I can enjoy the changes as this tea ages over two years.