Thanks to Mort for the sample! I can’t find KTM description anymore, but assuming this is it since this is the only XG GFZ tuocha I see online.
5.3g, 90mL gaiwan, boiling Brita filtered tap. Quick rinse.
Nice texture and aftertaste on the initial 3-ish steeps. The smoke in wet leaf in the rinse and initial steep reminded me of BBQ smoke, and that carries a bit into the initial couple steeps but disappears after. There was a slight medicinal bitterness, aged sheng berry tastes, mint and mushroom (but both more clean and enjoyable than say, YQH style) to some later steeps. The kill steeps got pretty bitter but enjoyed it overall. Good spot for mid-aged sheng, and room to develop but still somewhat rough from the bitterness at the end.
Wet leaf: https://imgur.com/a/9ECy2Xx
Will try to include more wet leaf pictures when I can. Forgot I could do this lol. Also usually end up thermos’ing teas and after that most don’t look the same after with the amount of heat the Zoji retains. It’s also really hard to get the color tone correct. Maybe hard to tell from pic but it does look like the leaves were older (as advertised to be an aged maocha pressing) and not 2017.
