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Brewed up about 5-6 grams in a 100ml gaiwan at about 210f. I gave one 5-10 sec rinse. First steep was light as expected after a quick 5 sec brew. Some slight Xiaguan smokiness as to be expected but not too strong and quite nice and is only really present on the first couple of steeps. It gives way to a really nice floral sweet and slight “hay” flavor. It has a nice sweet and floral smell with the light “petroleum” like smell that a lot of raws have. I tried this tea about 3 months ago and thought it was too smoky and didn’t like it that much. I brewed it this time in a 100ml gaiwan versus the about 150ml gaiwan that I used on the first try. I am not sure if the vessel size or letting it sit for a few months or the combo transformed this tea into something that I really enjoyed. It had some of the same flavor profiles as a 2014 Wild Arbor raw that I tried from Scott at YS. It had some of the same darker, purple leaves and a similar floral-ness. So I would assume that these are some of the wild arbor traits. Overall I had a really nice session with this tea and would recommend. It gave me about 10-13 steeps but I hardly ever really count. It gave enough for me to enjoy.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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