Overall, I really enjoyed this tea. It tastes really nice as a young tea. It has a lot of high notes (mostly dry fruit) and enough bitterness to round it out, giving it body and decent mouthfeel. Huigan is good, but not exceptional. Cha qi is fine. My wife and I dont notice any disagreeable feels, lol.
The tea lasted about 9 good steeps. Not the longest lasting tea, but not terrible.
I dont know how it will age. I have no experience with this. I assume that a tea that tastes this good when its young, might not age well. It does have some bitterness and huigan that might hold up, but I'm guessing the high notes will fall off with age.
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2 quick rinses.
1st - Tea was very light with 5 second steep. Almost no flavor. Slightly disappointing based on the dry/wet aroma of leaves.
2nd- increased steep to ~20seconds. Strong stone fruit. Slight astringency. Moderate body (because of bitterness). Ok huigan.
3rd- a bit more bitterness. Easy drinking. Pretty good mouthfeel. Tip of tongue, rear roof of mouth, creeping into throat.
4th- had with lunch
5th- had with lunch
6th- returned to tea. Some bitterness remains. Middle part of the flavor profile is gone.
7th- bitterness decreasing. The sour note of spent tea is becoming the dominant note.
8th- Still drinkable. Longer steeps (45-60 second steeps are still pulling some good bitterness and sweetness.
9th- pretty much finished.
A few long 2-5 minute steeps. Gave up a little more, but not much.
Bonus picture of lunch!
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