Not bad but seriously overshadowed by Pauls’ other offerings.
These are a little under 20g mine turned out to be ~ 17g but super compact I did a double check on my scale when I saw the reading, as I am used to tuos being either 5-6g or 100g+. I broke off 5g and threw it in my gaiwan, after two rinses we were off. I did not sense any pile taste which is to be expected being a few years old. The liqour was black so I am guessing heavy fermentation the tea had decent body as well. The flavor profile was woody but unlike others I have tasted all I can remember is smelling and tasting incense not smoky per say or super woodsy just light and delicate incense flavor if that makes sense. While it was pleasant, just prior I had steeped one of paul’s other ripened that blew my mind in the sweet coaco flavor profile so this gold melon was overshadowed. As a result this tea didn’t get much of my attention as I was still in astonishment at the previous session.
My tea cache is starting to become obnoxious, mostly in part because of puer so I am very picky about my raw and ripe these days. I received this as a sample with my last order and while it was not bad and I will gladly drink it down, it was not worth a spot in pumidor.
