I only had one session of this tea, out of the TTB which came through recently. My session was relatively enjoyable, though the tea didn’t impress me a whole lot. the tea smelled a little generically “sheng-y” with some sweet, greenish notes. The flavor was mostly vegetal, with maybe slight floral notes. I found it a little bit weak and just a touch boring. It was best when I started pushing it and some of that Wild Arbor bitterness began pushing its way to the fore. If I had a full sample of this one, I definitely would have tried to push it the whole time, maybe even overleaf it.
Alas, I just had the one session, so I won’t get to try that unless I order my own sample. All I can conclude is that, in my opinion, this tea should be treated with a heavy hand for best results. If that bitterness is prominent enough, it could make for a cake that will age rather well.
Flavors: Bitter, Floral, Vegetal
