Acquired this through that sale Marshaln randomly had.
Tried this three different times and I find it quite unique which was unexpected. This tea smells semi medicinal. When brewed it easily gives off a semi aged, semi old smokey, semi ripe and semi raw smell. The taste had an old mineral taste with some dark earth notes that ripe teas have wile being a thinner liquid that has a few high notes in the first steeps.
As those semi ripe notes came through I decided to hit it with hotter water so the 95c came out.
Going further, it had a much smoother taste that was welcoming but it did leave a dry mouth feel with each sip. Easy on the stomach, clean storage, and contrasting to many other teas from within a 5 year mark that I’ve had so it made it more enjoyable than being as similar to others. Maybe a few more sessions and I’ll figure out these dry mineral notes that seems to come out in each brew.
Sounds like an excellent tea for this time of year in the Northern hemisphere.