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Bi Luo Chun 2025
Day one:
Lighter on the steep: Vegetal creamy - Stew? Hairy like moss
Steep two: Lighter, brighter and more put together. Sunshine in a cup. Sunshine in a forrest next to a stream. A little bit of astrigency but not much.
Steep three: Stronger kick but still balanced.
Overall vegetal and bright. A bit of a hair body.
Day 2
Softer richer. Some bright ness. More like a stream in a field.
Steep two: More solid and more nutty, almost stony. Minerality.
Steep 3: nutty and smoother. Clear minerality.
Day three
Steep one: Most complex. Bit of nuts and a bit of floralness to pair with the softer vegetal undertone.
Second steep: stronger flavor but generally smooth for a BLC. Nuts and a bit of minerality.
Third steep: in my tea drunkenness I forgot about it and it probably over steeped
Very lemony. Bright fresh with a touch of minerality and vegetal
Conclusions:
This year is various substantially from last year. While last year the flavors were bolder and more complex, this year they are more balanced and more subtle.
The difference between day one and two were pretty small, I was splitting hairs at some points, while day three has a more clear difference.
Day three is probably my favorite and for this reason it was the one I gave out the most in pre orders and therefore is the one I have the least of now. (about 200g left). The other two are bright and balanced with some nice flavors but lack some complexity. I suspect that this year I got the first pickings while last year I started buying on what is the equivalent of day three or four.
All three teas could have done another steep, but I cut them short to ward of tea drunkenness.
These teas all have depth to their flavors that come from wood fire baking and will be enjoyed by anyone who is already a fan of Bi Luo Chun or is interesting in getting to know the world famous green tea.
