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“2011 XG Huang Jin Yun 下关黄金韵 (simplified) or 下關黃金韻 (traditional) From LiquidProustTeas, ordered as part of golden Xiaguan sampler 212f, Brita filtered tap, 6.6g, 100 mL gaiwan Dry leaf has a light...” Read full tasting note
“HuangJinYun” written as “黄金韵” which means “Gold Harmonious” which is widely taken as another tea inheriting the recipe and taste of “JinSeYunXiang”. Same tea name has been both used on high-end blend tea of DaYi and XiaGuan.
Tightly pressed tea cake with clear and large tea threads curled together.
Tea hairs are obvious and turn to golden like yellow.
Thick taste has richness and density.
HuiGan becomes strong especially after 5th infusion.
Complexity on tea flavor with abundant fragrance.
Bitterness and astringency are both on minor level.
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From LiquidProustTeas, ordered as part of golden Xiaguan sampler
212f, Brita filtered tap, 6.6g, 100 mL gaiwan
Dry leaf has a light mushroomy smell
10s rinse
wet leaf has something of a burnt wood, campfire-y smell. Dark, but not nearly as forward or as crisp as a lapsang souchong might be.
7s: herbaceous and cooling, leaving a slight minty edge on the tongue. Lightly woody and mushroomy
11s: definitely brisk as LP’s description said. A bitter note appears that fades into the same herbaceous, cooling, and mushroomy profile overall
15s: less bitter, more rounded. More cooling with the mint edge sort of way, but less herbaceous and mushroomy.
25s: bitter woody mushroom. The minty edge is much lightened and takes on an almost sweet aspect
31s: losing steam. A bit drying.
1 min: woody water with an edge. Tossing into thermos.
Overall: Glad I finally got around to trying this one. Need to get better at sample organization, as I have unintentionally built up a sample backlog that probably rivals my actual tea collection, which is a little sad for me. slight caffeine buzz. Would recommend to leaf heavier on this one. A very affordable aged tea (pressed from 2003 maocha) if you like this profile, and probably hard to beat for the price + age + HK storage (from what I can tell anyway, and I believe LP sourced from Cloud’s Teahouse iirc). Not a personal favorite, but I can’t say I particularly dislike it either.
