Infused 3 grams of tea including the few crumbs in this sample, in a very small porcelain gaiwain. Flash rinsed x 1, then a 10 second infusion with about 40mL water at 195 degrees: a teasing impression, a little sweet, a little earthy, promising a lot more with longer infusions. It is quite nice through 10 or so infusions—where I am now—earthy, sweet, plummy. Nice stuff.
Editing to add, that this tea has an unusually nice long sweetwater phase, fruity and not just faintly sweet. Very nice pu.
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I recently broke up a cake of this, let it air for a few weeks, and have added it to the daily mix, and it has been as lovely as at the beginning. It still has a touch more eau du gym socks at the early infusions than my favorite Lao Cha Tou nuggets from Norbu, but it is right up there, and a worthy successor. So glad to have bought a couple of cakes!
I recently broke up a cake of this, let it air for a few weeks, and have added it to the daily mix, and it has been as lovely as at the beginning. It still has a touch more eau du gym socks at the early infusions than my favorite Lao Cha Tou nuggets from Norbu, but it is right up there, and a worthy successor. So glad to have bought a couple of cakes!