“Today I found the upper limit of “less leaf” by exceeding it. sad face” Read full tasting note
“Looks like I haven’t tried this one before. I was in the mood for a sheng last night too, though, so randomly picked one out of my Verdant box to try out. The first infusion was exactly what I...” Read full tasting note
“This was sent to me “just for fun”. As I was pouring it out of the Yixing I knew it would be just that. The aroma was like some ancient maritime cedar forest. The first sip made my cheeks tingle....” Read full tasting note
“First off I huge thanks to David for sending such an extraordinarily generous “sample” of this. There was a rush of orders when I requested this as my free sample and after it got shipped David...” Read full tasting note
Location: Nansan Village Old Growth Tea Forest, Menghai County, Yunnan
Workshop: Yongming
Year: 2004
This incredible limited pressing from Yongming Workshop has a uniquely woody quality, with a lively fir tree aftertaste and a savory filling texture. Something about this tea evokes sitting in a beautiful banquet hall and being served a sumptuous meal. The early steepings have spicy notes like ancho chili in mole sauce. In the aftertaste there is the texture and sweetness of a fine sake or dry white wine. Later steepings move towards creamy buttery notes. There are even hints of flavor that remind us of baked flat bread with olive pate, tomato and a touch of rosemary. In very late steepings, sweet cinnamon qualities start coming out as the intense savory notes fade into the background.
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