5.5g, 90 mL, ZZZ pot, water mix
wet leaf: sweet smoke, maybe burnt baked goods…
Spout clogged since the sample was mostly broken bits, so rinse was prob a bit too long, but didn’t sample even though it was tempting bc there was definitely some sort of cobwebs lol
1st: rich bitter, burnt chocolate kind of taste. Really threw me for a loop bc it called to mind some of the worst aged oolongs I sampled from LP’s aged oolong selection that mostly tasted burnt. feeling is nice, peaceful and slowed thoughts, in a lighter way than TWL’s 04 nannuo sample, but strong in that vein
2nd: similar. Not really a fan of the taste, where it’s not quite beet, but kind of dark grainy. A bit of acrid-ness and then some sugar finish
3-5: woody, root sweetness
Didn’t continue, since brew was significantly lightened. I guess it must be good tea, but I had mixed feelings about this session. Was really thrown off by the similarity in taste to a weird aged oolong i remember from some point in the past. Sample was $1.5/g i think, and there were a few cakes for sale at $450 for 357g, which I think is technically cheaper than market rate, but I had no desire to blind buy at that price. At any rate, even before my order was even shipped someone purchased all of them anyway.
