o Quantity: Full sample packet/ 110ml
o Water temperature: 100°C
o 5-7 infusions: 5-20 sec.
Stream of consciousness notes (ie. Don’t think too much, don’t care about grammar, just write what you are experiencing as you experience it)
o Dry leaf aroma: prunes, raisins, sharp sweetness, camphor is overshadowed by fruits, camphor notes are more prominent when aired out
2 sec wash
o Throat: camphor and then plums, faint hint of maple syrup, sugarcane sweetness
o Wet leaf aroma: prunes at the forefront and then a faint amount of camphor
o Liquor color: medium light tan – bit of red
o Liquor aroma: warm cream and honey first mixed with a faint amount of camphor, followed by a faint amount of prunes, sweetness is not sharp
o Taste: Incredibly mellow, notes of camphor hit first and then prunes, the overall sweetness that coats the mouth is from the honey and cream notes that are very faint. Medium body. Medium length. the camphor note lingers the longest and remains in the throat.
o Will do latter infusion notes at a later date. (My body is not used to young sheng as I typically consume it for medicinal purposes.)
o Final thoughts: This is the last tea that I tried from Nannuoshan. I am so incredibly grateful to have been given the opportunity to try such a vast variety. Thank you very much, Gabriele!
Sounds really delicious :D