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2015 Chawangpu Mensong Old Tree raw – Chawangshop

Price: £10.51 ($15) / 200 cake = £0.05 (0.07) / g

I got this as a 16g free sample with my order.

84/100

Summary: A good tea that shows a restrained bitterness for a young tea and a good honey sweetness.

8g in gaiwan.

Dry: Concentrated bright herbal. Good base. Not off the scale brightness. Promising. Honey. Med high compression. Brown, grew, silver leaves.
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Wet: Slightly subdued bright concentrated herbal, light smoke, rounded fruit. Hot strawberry jam. Some complexity.
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Rinse: Unusual – very light peach.

10s – Light peach. Subtle,sweet fruit. Very mellow for a 2015 tea. Finish lingers with a soft bright but soft fruit. Body is good.

15s – Light yellow. Similar to the other Chawangpu teas: bright fruit dominates, but the brightness is rounded with this one and not in your face. It leaves a fresh green fruit in the mouth. Little bitterness; no astringency.

20s – Light/med yellow. The aroma of the liquid is very sweet medium bitterness turning sweet. The high sweet notes are there. This does not taste like 2011 Menghai Mensong, the only Mensong I have had. Although it does share a deep woody sweetness in the throat. A further tasting has shown definite honey, the main appeal of the 2011 Menghai Mensong for myself.

25s – Light/med yellow. The bitterness with bright round sweetness gives a nice tangy finish. This is quite good.

35s – Light/med yellow. More in the bright, bitter notes. Sweet finish. Good mouth action.

50s – Light/med yellow. It is going to high mountain oolong, but is currently treacle/honey.

40s – Light/med yellow. Becoming astringent. High mountain oolong, but still ok.

1 min – Pale yellow. Sweet. Astringent.