Brews up a orangeish-gold. Quite a bit of bitterness, I oversteeped the first brew and had to dump it. Slightly smoky with menthol, peach, tobacco, and floral notes. This must have been a real bruiser when it was fresh! Sort of reminds me of the offspring of a milder YS cake with a burly Xiaguan tuo. Nice lingering sweetness in the mouth and the back of the throat.
Made from 2008 maocha, this tea has had almost a decade of age to mellow out, but to be honest I think it could benefit from another ten years or so.
*Edit: Mellows out in later steeps. Very sweet, reminds me of canned peach juice.
Flavors: Camphor, Honeysuckle, Peach, Smoke, Tobacco
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I had this one in 2014. It was also a bit astringent then, but I could see it was heading in a good direction. Definitely got that dominant peach note.
Yeah very peachy, and I can definitely see this one getting better with age
I got a couple of these aging away.
I had this one in 2014. It was also a bit astringent then, but I could see it was heading in a good direction. Definitely got that dominant peach note.
Yeah very peachy, and I can definitely see this one getting better with age
I got a couple of these aging away.