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“This is not my first time trying smoked white tea, but even though this first tasting was just Western style I can already tell this is the best smoked white I’ve tried yet! The dry leaf aroma was...” Read full tasting note
Old arbor sun dried white tea from Yunnan sent to a smokehouse in Tongmuguan village in Fujian to be pine smoked by a veteran Lapsang smoker. The three day smoking process occurs at temperatures from 100C to 120C in an old style Lapsang smokehouse.
You know it will be interesting because even these folks, who are used to my bullshit, thought I’d lost it when i commissioned this one. Medicinal sweetness and charred herbal aromas. Complex and engaging from start to finish.
Each cake is 200 grams, with 5 cakes per bamboo tong.
This is not my first time trying smoked white tea, but even though this first tasting was just Western style I can already tell this is the best smoked white I’ve tried yet! The dry leaf aroma was potent but sweet, with notes of over ripe honeydew and sweetgrass mixed with the camfpire-like overtones. The cake is a little brittle and flaky, but I love the more loose compression. It was very easy to get a good piece off despite the more fragile leaves.
Steeped up the taste strongly reminds me of the sweet mineral aroma of rain; the kind that comes suddenly in heavy sheets like a whip crack in the dead of night. Combined with the smoke notes, which flood the nose and mouth before quickly moving on, I’m transported to the feeling of waking up the morning after a thunderstorm when camping. Groggily opening the tent to rain soaked earth and the lingering smell of last night’s crackingly bonfire still hanging in the air. Fresh, clean smoke. The sip closes out with a faint bit of honey. If it’s not evident, this tea made a pretty striking first impression. Already can’t wait to brew it up again…
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CroeT2EIhXP/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypuEbVCcc8
Wow. Sounds amazing.
Thank you for posting your review of this tea. It’s so unique; I wanted to buy it but had no idea what to expect and whether it would be worth the money.