Backlog and Sip Down
Ya Shi Xiang from Hong Tea China (?)
I cannot remember for the life of me where I acquired this sample! Ha-ha. I know it was in the sip down box which I made prior to moving to our house, but I never marked the vendor on the packet. It may have been from the same farmer/vendor since the packaging is similar…Not 100% certain. Anyway, I brewed this on Friday during work. Of course, with a long shift, tea was needed. I half focused on the session, but I relied on jotting tasting notes as I worked.
As all Dancong teas go, this reminded me of an IPA (mildly bitter citrus notes) and the mouthfeel was thin. The tea lasted for 5 steeps and faded fast after the 5th brewing. On the 6th brew I noted, “Now we’re back to drinking hot water.”
