This is a remarkable tea, one to be cherished and enjoyed slowly when you have time to tease out all it’s notes. The flavor is so complex I’m having trouble describing the experience, but it’s a sublime one. It’s been 10 minutes since my first steep ended and the flavors are still racing across my palette, as though 23 years of aging are just now catching up to my taste buds. At the front i noticed the smokey flavor first, but that quickly led way to the chestnut body with an almost coffee amount or depth and flavor, tailing off to a citrus finish that lasts quite awhile. Excellent tea, simply excellent!