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Bought most of a brick from malsa92’s stash and was excited to try it. I stuffed myself with some tofu nao and collards and threw 5 grams of this into the gaiwan. Did a quick wash and a quick first steep.

Definitely green, as one would expect, with an enjoyable, vegetal sourness. It’s dry with a nice thickness and a pleasant, slight bitterness. Tobacco and faint menthol notes emerge in the second steep. It smooths out quite a bit after a few steeps and more floral notes start to emerge. There is definitely some qi, as well. Overall, it evens out to something nice and light. I’m glad I have a brick, and look forward to seeing how it evolves.

Steeped 5 grams of this in the gaiwan this morning, but drank while multitasking, so no detailed notes. That being said, I don’t think I would have /too/ much to say about it, as it’s not really anything special. It’s good, drinkable and a good value for a daily drinker. Doesn’t really have anything about it that stands out much. Smooth, sweet and mellow, as teavivre and other describe, and the taste remains pretty nice and consistent throughout steeps. Nice, calming cha qi, as well.

This is the first time I’ve had a Darjeeling and, I must say, I’m in a state of shock. First of all, I am having a hard time believing this is a black tea…the leaves are really green (and broken, of course)and the liquor quite light. It is very aromatic and flavorful. Definitely getting some evergreen and some bitterness that makes me think this really needs to be treated like a green.

I’m glad we have a bit more of this sample yet, as I’d like to give it a try another way.

So I’d been sort of putting this one off for a while for a few reasons.

1) I have lots of other good stuff I’ve been jumping at
2) I thought it would be a pain to portion out
3) I have been made to eat goya many times and have yet to like it.

Today will probably be a short day and I wanted something new so I figured I’d give this a shot. I had forgotten that each portion is actually individually packaged, and the portion I pulled out was a perfect 5g, so I didn’t have to do anything, just threw it in the gaiwan. It smells pretty nice, a bit like bread.

I see that a few people decided to do lower temps with this one, so I figure I’ll give that a shot. After a quick rinse I can smell the roast, and I separate the leaves from the melon a bit. First steep comes out amber and has a sweet and nutty scent.

First sip is smooth and creamy, not too strong in flavor, but I get some toasted sweet rice notes. The second steep is distinctly sweet and chestnutty. The melon in no way takes away from the tgy.

This one carried me through the rest of the day and I definitely enjoyed it!

Got this from tea-sipper’s stash. The dry leaves smell nice and fresh, and as soon as I pour water over them, I wonder if I’ll regret having only gotten 20g…

Followed Teavivre’s steeping recommendations for gongfu.

The wash smells so good that I taste a sip of it. Nice, light and creamy. The first steep itself is a nice, light, golden-yellow and smells fragrant and milky. The texture is very smooth, creamy but not heavy, and the taste is creamy and lightly floral. The aroma that clings to the empty cup smells just like mango to me.

Second steeps tastes pretty similar, and the third steep comes out creamier to me. With each successive steeps, more vegetal notes start to creep through, which I appreciate greatly, and chestnut starts to shine through later on, as well, with an almost sugary sweetness. This tea carried me right on up to lunch and I enjoyed every steep. I love the fact that it’s fragrant, but not overly floral, and each evolution of the flavor is delicious and satisfying. Definitely enjoyed this one!