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“5.5g, 135 mL zini wet: medicinal, sweet, nutty 1. sweet, creamy, slight underlying bitter medicinal 2. similar. core warmth 3. slight sour note. Can see why people describe it as plummy 4 + 5:...” Read full tasting note
This is an excellent example of a more aggressively fermented ripe-style liubao with a long period of natural Malaysian storage. Gives a very comfortable feeling. From a private collector’s personal storage.
100g pouch.
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Grand Yunnan Tea5.5g, 135 mL zini
wet: medicinal, sweet, nutty
1. sweet, creamy, slight underlying bitter medicinal
2. similar. core warmth
3. slight sour note. Can see why people describe it as plummy
4 + 5: similar
moved to thermos after, since 4 and 5 were long steeps but not extracting much. after a few hours had a nice cup: grainy rice (maybe red bean paste adjacent?) sweetness, plum finish. Filled again and left it overnight but the second cup wasn’t as good.
This is pretty good, and for much cheaper than aged oolongs, scratches the same itch. While the same price as the 90s Baolan, this gives more of a dessert tea vibe. The Baolan is more woody and darker. I like both for different reasons and would be happy to own more of either, assuming the Baolan is restocked.
While fairly gentle upfront, caffeine is definitely still there. I drank around 4 PM and finished the thermos around 9 PM and then couldn’t fall asleep until after 3 AM and didn’t feel too great the next day.
