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“5g, 90mL, boiling. wet leaf: rose, grain (like those asian breakfast packets you mix with water) 1st: sweet, grassy 2nd: dark floral, but not quite hongcha malty floral. Bit warming 3rd: a bit of...” Read full tasting note
二零二零年 白毫銀針 吳洋山
After a long survey of Fuding silver needles of the past several years, we have concluded that the cream of the crop is not in fact a hidden gem, but a place already held in the highest esteem. These baihao yinzhens come from an old-tree garden of Wuyang Mountain at more than 600 meters above sea level, and exhibit characteristics particular to its alpine environment. This small batch production is sun-withered and charcoal-baked, classic requirements for high level yinzhens.
With Wuyangshan yinzhens typically double the prices of Panxi area teas, we realize this is by no means cheap. But we feel it’s important to offer teas such as these not only to point out where the ceiling might be, but in the hope that a wider audience enjoying the “heights” occasionally will also help us to appreciate the outstanding qualities of more everyday teas.
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Suggestion: 5g / 100-120 ml, 95-100C.
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5g, 90mL, boiling.
wet leaf: rose, grain (like those asian breakfast packets you mix with water)
1st: sweet, grassy
2nd: dark floral, but not quite hongcha malty floral. Bit warming
3rd: a bit of astringency aside florals, green tea like
No notes after, but more or less consistent all the way through. Not sure if i was sick or something today, but this was quite warming. I guess yinzhens in general are not very punchy or dramatic, but enjoyable, supposing price is not factored in haha.
old set notes:
The 2023 was very enjoyable, and reminded me of a less sharp floral TShop one that was more comfortable to drink.
Here were my notes from an individual session of that: “5/90/212. wet leaf has strong sugar snap peas and later reveals rose-like florals (if you’ve ever walked through a rose garden, they can smell wildly different, not what the rose/lychee edged note of perfumes would have one believe), before ending as general steeped green sweet-edged notes. taste has sweet honeyed notes, and a green quality (not mint, but something fresh) and lingers somewhat”
I didn’t take notes for the wuyi and the 2020 since that was with a friend. The wuyi was sharper and flatter, and the 2020 is a more honeyed and rounded, gently sweet version of the 2023 from what I remember. If I had the money, I’d purchase the 2023 or 2020, but skip the Wuyi.
I snagged a sample of this tea in my last Daxue Jiadao order but have yet to try it. Did you use a clay pot?
no, just a gaiwan. I didn’t think extra heat retention from clay would’ve helped