A pleasantly toasty rock oolong. The initial dry leaf is quite smokey, in a wood-fire way. The rinsed leaves bring in some buttery and grassy tones. Upon steeping, the aroma off the leaves is a good bit sweeter with hints of floral. The mineral flavor of the brew is most dominant with some spice-like tones, a tiny bit of sweetness, and just the faintest hint of a fruited and floral aroma that is most easily recognized at the bottom of the empty cup. This might be fun to stock up and and watch it change of a few years.
Edit: Revisiting this, it is interesting how my taste has changed. This no longer is coming off as overly smokey as it initially did, and has also grown on me quite a bit. I’m often grabbing this over YS’s spring 2015 Qi Lan, which has been my favorite for quite some time!
