2024 Tasting: Dry leaf: Gorgeous. Tightly twisted. Mainly dark brown with cascading swirls of golden fuzzy buds. Dry aroma: Slightly tomato soupy with herbs. Freshly ripped bark from… aspen? I really don’t want to have to rip bark off of trees. Maybe I’ll go on an aroma adventure in the woods and freak people out by stepping off the path to sniff random trees. Flavor: Woody. Creamy. Cacao. Wet leaf: Slightly musty. Wet bark and leaves.
2019 First tasting:
Wet wood. Like a walk in the forest. Picking up a soggy branch and tearing the bark off.
Sweet subtle notes of brown sugar.
This tea grows near Darjeeling and shows some of the unique characteristics of the terroir. It is a fuzzy tea which leaves are processed to end up being mixed dark chocolate brown and golden “light brown”. The fuzz is very akin to the fuzz found on a peach. It’s all over the inside of the tin; probably one of the strangest things I’ve seen. Even the golden leaves display a strange fur like appearance. Golden retriever tea. Still having much difficulty with this site… Really wish someone else would take it over.
I love this note. It carried me away for a pleasant moment there.
Such a great description. I felt like I was experiencing it with you. <3