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derk drank Snowflake Dancong by white2tea

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Full-figured fruity flavor, smooth spices (clove and wintergreen) in roasty honey, indolic white florals. Mix of green banana and unripe pineapple astringency with cactus bitterness (more feel than taste), neither of which dominates the character. More complex progression than I’m in the headspace to take note of but it’s a natural flow.

Decent aroma (milk chocolate turning Christmas punch), better aftertaste (violets and morphing fruits in brown sugar syrup), some cherry-pineapple burps. Medium-strength muscle-penetrating feel.

Liking this one quite a bit! Fun to experience the range of taste associations but not one I’d often drink.

Flavors: Alkaline, Amaretto, Astringent, Banana, Bitter, Brown Sugar, Cactus, Cherry, Clove, Fig, Floral, Fruity, Gardenias, Grass, Honey, Jasmine, Kiwi, Milk Chocolate, Paper, Passion Fruit, Peach, Pine, Pineapple, Quince, Roasty, Stewed Fruits, Sweet, Tropical, Violet, Wintergreen

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205 °F / 96 °C 4 g 2 OZ / 60 ML

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Martin Bednář
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Ah, my very first oolong “leaf type” and not sure if not first loose leaf one at all! I remember I liked it!

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Martin Bednář
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Ah, my very first oolong “leaf type” and not sure if not first loose leaf one at all! I remember I liked it!

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