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dry leaf: pine, smoke, vegetal
tea aroma: peach, white chocolate, orange rind
taste is light and fresh with peachy sweetness kicking in mid-way and lingering on

I’d be happy to have a glass of this every afternoon

light honey vegetal aroma
lower astringency
lingering citrus finish
later steeps the honey and vegetal reduced with the citrus left standing

This is for the 2016 spring:
Full bodied with strong nutty umami mid-palate. This umami note really fattens it up in the mouth. mushy peas, buttered asparagus, pepper, peanut butter, rubber, orange.
full flavoured, more asparagus later steeps

2016 harvest.
Not very fruity, mostly wood with a bit of aromatic sandalwood, vanilla. touch minerally
Medium bodied with slight astringency. I steeped it in a gaiwan, but it didn’t develop with steeps.
First indian oolong and i’m not that impressed, but curious to try more. Purchased on sale

uniform green leaves
rubber, hay, melon, courgette and orange peel aromas
medium bodied with fine astringency and a radicchio pungency

sample included with order. steeped in gaiwan

palate and nose quite consistent with lots of dark flavours: malt, chocolate and amaretto and fig newton.
medium+ bodied with a lingering dusty tannic grip
good, but lacks some complexity

First smell was creamed corn, butter and grass, which turned to custard and hay after infusing.
The tea is delicate with aromas of strawberries and a mild nuttiness that is hard to pin down. All very subtle.
Went very well with a Persian frittata

initial vegetal nose. evergreen, mung bean, wood
Infused leaf is heady with lots of flowers, trees, sap and apricots. Stronger infusion yields more of a ‘pledge’ type aroma (teabox mentions citrus oil, so i suppose that’s a better term for it). Mild sweetness throughout
A very gentle grip of astringency holds this all together. very enjoyable

palate is light with a pleasant

Dry leaves: honey and strawberries. Washed leaves are very worty, malty and floral.
I used a gaiwan to steep.
Again this grainy wort aroma on the infusion, along with rose, peaches, strawberries and slight plastecene.

It’s rich on the palate with the aromas following through. medium- fine-grained astringency.

Robust and tasty