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“I can’t remember when I drank the rest of this pack (6/90, not cheap and not memorable, lost the notes) but the remaining 1.9g (stiffed .6g lol) in a Yeti mugged at work was acceptable, but mostly...” Read full tasting note
The price of Rou Gui from the inner area (San Keng Liang Jian) of Wuyi reserve has been soaring in recent years. Very often the prices seem to have little relation to the quality of the teas, and we’ve rarely found teas that we felt were worth the high prices.
We received a sample of this recently from a small farmer we’ve worked with for several years. He purchased the fresh leaves from a small plot of Rou Gui bushes growing in Hui Yuan Keng, and processed them in his family studio. His family have been growing and processing yancha for more than 100 years.
The processing has been excellent – enough oxidation and roasting to transform the tea, bringing out the best of the qualities one looks for in a high end Rou Gui. The tea is concentrated, rich, with minerality and an aftertaste that lingers for hours.
Although not inexpensive, this is a really nice tea to bring out for those special occasion treats.
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I can’t remember when I drank the rest of this pack (6/90, not cheap and not memorable, lost the notes) but the remaining 1.9g (stiffed .6g lol) in a Yeti mugged at work was acceptable, but mostly boring. I haven’t been super thrilled with any of the top-end EoT yancha I’ve tried. Maybe my water is off or something, but the “aftertaste lingering for hours” bit is far from what I’ve gotten. Were I to disregard the price, and assuming I had never read the praise-laden descriptions they include, I’d be ok with their pricey yancha. But overall, if I were to repurchase to scratch an occasional yancha itch (without breaking the bank for DXJD since I have bills to pay), my bets are on the higher end of what OWT sources, with the caveat that I only like the ones they’ve had with stronger roast than most of what’s there.
