Whatever happened to Master Han? I recall that originally he was The Man with the Dongsa Cooperative, providing teas from the Mt Ailao area Qianjiazhai forests, but now it’s Master Zhou. It’s like they are using the same comments about how he takes care to “let the leaves speak” etc, only they’ve changed the name. Master Han isn’t even on the Verdant site anymore. I’m just curious…
Oh well…I drank this tea all afternoon. It was tart, herbaceous, fruity, savory, and very very tasty. Near the end the flavor reminded me of Burdock root, which I’ve been digging up in my garden lately to add to soups & stews. It was great to finally open up the cake and sample it, and unlike some new Shengs that I’ve tried over the years that were very grassy, very RAW, etc, this tea is very drinkable & delicious, so I guess I shouldn’t care who picked it. I’m going to be enjoying it for a long time.
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I wondered this too! I asked Lily and, apparently, he will feature more regularly again in future (I think it was just something about trying to more emphasise the cooperative nature of it all).
I had this last night and remember thinking that I got hints of apple in the mid-steeps. Kind of a mineral finish.
thanks for sharing this Kelsey!
I had wondered for awhile…, now I know :)
Ahhhhhh, gosh – thanks for the clarification! :-)
Updated version Putting the steepster discussion instead of the reddit thread. http://steepster.com/discuss/12225-transparency-in-the-tea-industry
I wondered this too! I asked Lily and, apparently, he will feature more regularly again in future (I think it was just something about trying to more emphasise the cooperative nature of it all).
I had this last night and remember thinking that I got hints of apple in the mid-steeps. Kind of a mineral finish.
thanks for sharing this Kelsey!
I had wondered for awhile…, now I know :)
Ahhhhhh, gosh – thanks for the clarification! :-)
Updated version Putting the steepster discussion instead of the reddit thread. http://steepster.com/discuss/12225-transparency-in-the-tea-industry