So I want to start off by just saying that I am very particular about my dian hong teas. Ordered this based off the same reddit recommendation that pointed me at the Imperial Mojiang, which I love.
This however is a mixed affair. It is a decent tea but not quite what I look for in a dian hong. I had this gong fu style today to evaluate it, will try it western style later too. Overall it was a decent tea, the first two steeps were a bit malty, light, and had a tiny bit of the peppery and caramel notes that I love so much in the mojiang. On the third steep the tea leaves really opened up and the tea was now nice and strong, however that is pretty much all that was there. All the delicate notes were gone as was the maltiness and it was a bit astringent and bitter too. Left me with a rather dry mouth. It may do better steeped western style so will try that next.
