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Last of this lot. Was starting to get a little spinach character.

This tea is fading a little, but has some rich honey, pear, and tropical fruit. Not overly astringent.

This tea is fantastic. The first steeping runs a little harsh and minerally, but then it opens up into a fresh flower blossom, warm dew, pale stonefruit, and juicy cup.

This is surprisingly smoky to me, with a strong waft of tar and pitch on the back end of the tea. I almost want to say this was stored in a old Lapsang container, it has that same dry quality. However, I would be surprised if Tao did that. Otherwise, it does have some vegetal spinach-like character and heavy charcoal. Maybe not my favorite.

A very nice, almost-white light tea, with good honey and melon. A little mineral/chemical character comes a little forward for me.

This comes across as a little stale and not heavy on the good kelp flavors that should dominate a tea like this.