This was apart of Verdant’s 5 for 5.
10, 10, 20, 30, 40,
Dry leaf: smokey, mild honey
Leaf after a rinse: cabbage? broccoli? very vegetal, not much of a floral aspect to this.
I’m very surprised no one else commented on the smokiness of this. The beginning of the sip is more floral but the flavor that lingers is pretty smoky. Upon inspection of the leaf I found a few leaves that were blacked on the edges. Maybe I just got a particularly smoky sample. The flavor is pretty consistent with young sheng, nothing that really jumps out at me. Not much sweetness, though later steepings became more palatable.
Overall, this tea isn’t awful. I can’t say I was terribly impressed
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C
5 g
3 OZ / 95 ML
