Iron Silk 2023 Laomane White Tea from Bitterleaf Teas

Iron Silk 2023 Laomane White Tea

Tea type
White Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Alcohol, Apricot, Astringent, Bitter, Burnt Food, Butter, Cumin, Fur, Gardenias, Grapefruit, Incense, Mineral, Nutty, Sawdust, Smooth, Woody
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195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 oz / 80 ml

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  • “Another Lao Man E, this time a white tea. Even though it’s from 2023, the oxidation level is fairly high. While one may expect that for white tea, the quality of the material is paramount, here we...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Questo te bianco mi ha sorpreso incredibilmente, non dolce o stucchevole come molti altri bianchi, è molto bilanciato, ne berrei litri e litri. Gongfu 4gr in 60ml gaiwan. Rinse 15s. 10s +5s every...” Read full tasting note
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From Bitterleaf Teas

While the reputation of Laomane puer tends to be characterized by its aggressive and bitter qualities, this white tea of the same origin throws those expectations out the window. While not particularly bitter, this tea is also anything by an ordinary Yunnan white tea, providing a step up for your palate from common white tea.

Although a sugary quality is present, this tea doesn’t just lean on being another sweet white tea, demonstrating an exceptionally pleasant balance of flavours, as well as an impressive soup texture. This tea is a must for white tea lovers, but also an opportunity to compare the impact of processing style on source material.

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Another Lao Man E, this time a white tea. Even though it’s from 2023, the oxidation level is fairly high.

While one may expect that for white tea, the quality of the material is paramount, here we have a plantation tea that works very well as a white tea.

Dry leaves smell of sawdust and fur, while wet ones more like cumin and incense. The tea is medium bodied and has a really distinctive character that sets it apart. You have the classic grapefruit bitterness present in many Lao Man E teas, but also many woody, nutty, mineral, and herbaceous notes. It is both smooth and a bit astringent, sometimes reminiscent of gin, at other times of burnt butter. The aftertaste is then more sweet and flowery with notes of apricot and gardenia flowers for instance.

Flavors: Alcohol, Apricot, Astringent, Bitter, Burnt Food, Butter, Cumin, Fur, Gardenias, Grapefruit, Incense, Mineral, Nutty, Sawdust, Smooth, Woody

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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Questo te bianco mi ha sorpreso incredibilmente, non dolce o stucchevole come molti altri bianchi, è molto bilanciato, ne berrei litri e litri.

Gongfu 4gr in 60ml gaiwan. Rinse 15s. 10s +5s every infusion. (Total infusions: 15)

Costs: 0.18$/gr
Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 0 min, 15 sec 4 g 2 OZ / 60 ML
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