2008 Golden Flowers Shu Liu Bao
Three Bears Tea
6.5g, 100mL gaiwan, 212f, filtered Brita
dry leaf has woody profile, but nothing else of note
1×5s rinse
wet leaves have a smoky char sort of hint
3s: nondescript flavor w woody hint
5s: decent woody. A bit flat and papery in a way. Shous are starting to grow on me vs. before, but I can’t pick out specifics and most still taste pretty similar to me, enough so that I wouldn’t be able to differentiate all the shous i’ve ever tried apart in a line-up (except the worst ones)
10s: similar to before, but stronge
15s and 20s: not much change
30s: lightening
1 min: gaining a sweet hint. kind of flat but also my favorite infusion so far. Hm.
2 min: similar to before and touching on the light broad wood taste of the aged 90s LB from ThreeBears. Not nearly as complex, but enjoyably pleasant nonetheless.
3 min: lightening. A hint of plum that I’m not sure is present or just my imagination
thermos: lightly grainy, woody, sort of sweet. Nothing too exciting
