“Nice, soft aroma comes off the wash, with sweet and vegetal characteristics that make me think of creamed spinach. Soup is a bit thin in the mouth, pleasant and inoffensive, with floral...” Read full tasting note
“I recently put in an order of 15 samples of YS’s private pressings. This is the first I’m tucking into. I also got a cute little 60ml gaiwan so I can stop using my huge one. Slightly musky floral...” Read full tasting note
Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring 2016! Tea leaves taken from 60 to 100 years old tea trees growing wild near Da Hu Sai in the county of Mengku) Lincang. Full and stout one leaf to one bud ratio tea leaves. Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain) tea has been growing wild for decades and is grown by a close friend of ours (Mr. Duan). Mr. Duan picks and processes all his tea by hand and never uses chemical pesticides or fertilizers.
Huang Shan tea has a typically Mengku strength and thickness. It’s tea soup is golden yellow and viscous, the aroma is sweet with hints of orchid and mushrooms. The taste is sweet, astringent and bitter with a savory kind of mouth watering feel and strong cooling effect.
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