F*ck what you smelled would be a more accurate description to me. After smelling the dry leaves (obviously of top shelf quality) I was expecting a fruit bomb but instead got flavors of quinine and slate…I was reminded of some Lao Man E sheng I’ve tasted…not really my bag but I expect this to change dramatically in coming months. I expect this to age into a monster but being this young I can’t give an accurate rating. It is attitudinal and has potent energy…gonna set the rest of this sample back and try it again on a cold February morning. I’m going by memory but this reminds me of the Hao Lang Hao Lao Man E I sampled from Yunnan Sourcing only less expensive.
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Man… I done a bad thing. I reviewed this tea right out of the mailbox when tasted along with about 4 other teas. In the future I will refrain from commenting until it has had time to rest and I’ve had a decent sized pot by itself. Tried this tea a few weeks later and got an immense woodiness and backdrop of molasses. Reminds me of an aged dark Haitian rum. The qi is head melting. I’m gonna let the rest of this sample rest a little longer while I ponder the price tag as $180 a200g cake is def way up there and there is so much more to sample…
Always rest your tea. Much different when it has time to wake up a bit.
Man… I done a bad thing. I reviewed this tea right out of the mailbox when tasted along with about 4 other teas. In the future I will refrain from commenting until it has had time to rest and I’ve had a decent sized pot by itself. Tried this tea a few weeks later and got an immense woodiness and backdrop of molasses. Reminds me of an aged dark Haitian rum. The qi is head melting. I’m gonna let the rest of this sample rest a little longer while I ponder the price tag as $180 a200g cake is def way up there and there is so much more to sample…
Always rest your tea. Much different when it has time to wake up a bit.