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I brewed up about 6 grams in a 100ml gaiwan. Two rinses at about 10 seconds on first and a bit less on the second. The first steep smells and tastes like an earthy tree bark with dark chocolate. The bark tastes like a Pau D’arco bark tea, if you have ever had that (its not for drinking for flavor…medicinal properties) I think the earthy bark taste is the fermentation flavor tho not fishy at all. The second and third steeps starts to move more into the honey sweet/tobacco back end with less of the earthy bark taste. The smell of the wet leaf now has a fruity/cherry sweet smell that I enjoy. Third steep onward the tea opens up to reveal what its all about. This is a damn good ripe. A nice chocolatey sweet back end with a great cha qi. I think with some aging this tea could be even better, possibly even amazing! I would recommend this one for sure. A great ripe that will get better…cant wait! No fishy fermentation flavor and quite sweet at a young age..what more can you ask of this tea.