2015 Autumn Medium Roast Fancy Grade Ben Shan Oolong of Anxi

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Oolong Tea
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205 °F / 96 °C 9 g 5 oz / 160 ml

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  • “Brewed 9g in 160ml teapot (Da Hong Pao clay from Fudong). After a very quick rinse I allowed a minute for the tea to come to life, then brewed as follows: instant-pour/5/10/15/20/30/45… Roasted...” Read full tasting note

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Anxi Ben Shan oolong was roasted for a total of 10 hours at a temperature of 60C. This heavier roasting technique brings out the aroma and softens the green edge of this Ben Shan oolong. Ben Shan with it’s coarser (thicker) leaves takes well to longer roasting.

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Brewed 9g in 160ml teapot (Da Hong Pao clay from Fudong). After a very quick rinse I allowed a minute for the tea to come to life, then brewed as follows: instant-pour/5/10/15/20/30/45…
Roasted raisin and prune, with some spiciness in the upfront aroma. My first brew yielded a cranberry-like tart dryness that abruptly cut-off a richer baked taste in the background, but this sweet-baked taste began to linger much more noticeably after the first brew and the tartness mellowed to just a perfect level.
This is my first time trying this particular tea and I found the first 4 brews quite rich (almost sickly but enjoyable!), so I found my drinking pace to be slower than usual for this style.
From the 5th onwards I found that richness had disappeared and the predominant taste was tart cherry juice without the sweetness and instead some nutty-notes. Enjoyed these nice easy-drinking smooth later infusions too.
I think this will be a good tea to experiment with, there is a lot going on.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 9 g 5 OZ / 160 ML

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