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“Gongfu Sipdown (1402)! So I finished this off and immediately wished I had bought more than just the one sample – this tea was left in a Chardonnay seasoned oak barrel for about a year and it...” Read full tasting note
Wax is the second release of this barrel-aged series, a finely crafted white tea that aims to offer new horizons to your adventurous taste buds. Kept in our aging cave for almost a decade before spending the better part of a year in a Chardonnay wine seasoned oak barrel, this experiment is again part of our ongoing effort to make 2021 the ultimate fun year.
Smooth and rich, WAX presents something altogether new, a taste profile that takes as much from whisky as it does from tea. Soft and fruity to the nose (notes of melon, liquorice, and vanilla), it really shines in the mouth from the barrel aging. Whisky enthusiasts will recognize aromatic similitude with peated scotch, new Kentucky bourbon, and perhaps other soft Speyside classics.
We chose aged Shou Mei to fill our oak in hopes that its soft and mellow profile would easily soak in the rich history of the barrel. Shou Mei is a rustic white tea that develops mellowness with age. In the end, the cup is thick and waxy while the taste is crisp and clear.
For whiskey and tea enthusiasts alike.
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Gongfu Sipdown (1402)!
So I finished this off and immediately wished I had bought more than just the one sample – this tea was left in a Chardonnay seasoned oak barrel for about a year and it really comes across! From the first steep, the liquor was coating and flavourful w/ bordering on juicy notes of white grapes, green melon and pomelo with undertones of honeysuckle and linden blossom honey – all while still maintaining the delicate, softly sweet nature of the shou mei!! I’ve definitely tried a solid handful of teas that have undergone similar “treatments” in comparable alcohol soaked barrels – some of the better have been port aged – but this stands out to me as the one that best reflected what it was aged with while still being VERY delicious!!
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