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“may 17/17 this was a good tea. wet leaves had a bit of a medicine smell to me, and honey. nice and smooth. there was some sweetness especially in the aftertaste. there was quite a bit going on...” Read full tasting note
“thaaaaaaat is good! Dry leaves smells surprisingly of chocolate and mint. Wet leaves are fragrant, there is a very dessert vibe to the smell, crème caramel, chrysanthemum and honey the taste is soo...” Read full tasting note
“This is an aged white tea from Mei Leaf, aka china life. I’m new to white teas, but the more I try them, the more I like them. I used five grams of tea in a 100ml gaiwan, and heated the water to...” Read full tasting note
This tea was picked in Spring 2011 and aged loose for three years before blending and compressing into a cake for further ageing.
This tea is a blend of Bai Mu Dan and Shou Mei white tea. Yinzhen or Silver Needle tea can be aged but is very expensive and does not tend to change as much through age as Bai Mu Dan and Shou Mei. The Shou Mei is normally considered to be a lower grade white tea but when it is aged it becomes rich and dark and adds a beautiful roundness to the flavour, texture and effect of this tea.
The tea is a pale amber gold, medium bodied and very smooth. Wet forest, moss, nuts and a touch of muscatel fruitiness and fermentation to begin with but then the tea moves into more herbaceous tones like verbena. From there the minerality of the tea takes over with a sweetness reminiscent of rain on hot stone. The tea becomes slightly more quenching though subsequent infusions.
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may 17/17
this was a good tea. wet leaves had a bit of a medicine smell to me, and honey. nice and smooth. there was some sweetness especially in the aftertaste. there was quite a bit going on taste wise, but i honestly could only identify the honey flavour. after about 15 or 16 infusions im going for the killshot. feeling a slight calm qi.
thaaaaaaat is good!
Dry leaves smells surprisingly of chocolate and mint.
Wet leaves are fragrant, there is a very dessert vibe to the smell, crème caramel, chrysanthemum and honey
the taste is soo soft, like soy milk, but there some very welcomed woody tannins. it makes you want more. the smell of the dry cup is outright intoxicating.
Second brews more tannic, tannic to astringent (more of a green taste) and i can relate to Don’s finding of walnuts taste.
It is so good.
Sample it and if you can afford buy it. I have a feeling that it’ll keep getting better.
This is an aged white tea from Mei Leaf, aka china life. I’m new to white teas, but the more I try them, the more I like them. I used five grams of tea in a 100ml gaiwan, and heated the water to 205 degrees. I started with flash steepings, and increased the time after about six of them. I drank ten steepings from the tea, and could have gone further. I think it would be a good one to make iced tea with using the steeped leaves. I can’t put how the tea tasted into words, but it was very smooth. Not bitter at all, and tasted really good. This tea has increased my desire to explore white teas.
