We don't know when or if this item will be available.
“Purchased a sample from HouDe. 4.1g, 90 ml ZZZ dry leaf: dark, sweet, dried fruit wet leaf: strong smoke, incense, nutty Some sediment on bottom of cup. started off well enough, but couldn’t seem...” Read full tasting note
Company description not available.
Purchased a sample from HouDe.
4.1g, 90 ml ZZZ
dry leaf: dark, sweet, dried fruit
wet leaf: strong smoke, incense, nutty
Some sediment on bottom of cup. started off well enough, but couldn’t seem to extract what I was looking for taste-wise. Strong smoke, some fruity in throat, bitterness, and astringency, and some depth, but didn’t extend further. I don’t know how to explain it, but usually this kind of taste for noted teas builds into something, like a crescendo? It never got there. Just approached it and then flat-lined. Good warming and caffeinating, but was expecting more from it. Longevity was not great.
The description says “No unwanted small[sic] like smokiness,” which was not my experience at all. This was quite smoky, and presented obviously like a factory tea.
Dang that’s such a let down! Seems like a fairly expensive tea too? That’s always the worst.
Yes, including shipping the sample was $1.29/g according to my notes. On the bright side Dayi prices are tumbling hard in mainland though, so maybe in a couple years! It’s so hard to judge non-counterfeits for anything pre-2010 over a picture though. The most obvious example is the 2015 Purple which I’ve resisted caking for years now but may finally spring eventually. That’s around $80 a cake now, and I remember it being $200+ several years ago