“This tea was the sample I received from EOT with my mom’s purchase. I will be using 6 grams in 4oz of water. Dry smell: The dry smell is nice. It has a sweetness to it but also a dark, deep aspect....” Read full tasting note
“It’s been a while since I tried this cake but I always remember it being a very fresh clean young sheng. The dry leaves didn’t seem to have darkened quite as much as I was expecting but a lot of...” Read full tasting note
“Thick and smooth, pleasnt spicy woodiness with a good Qi. Images and more at https://puerh.blog/teanotes/2012-qi-sheng-gu-eot” Read full tasting note
“I’m not even going to attempt to justify or explain this. Last night, I wasn’t feeling so great, so I took some laudanum* and lay myself down. In my dream, I saw this tea review appear before me,...” Read full tasting note
2012 Essence of Tea QiShengGu Raw 400g
Located on the Lincang/Simao border, QiShengGu is a real village with a fictional name. We were asked not to reveal the real location of this village in order to prevent it becoming spoiled by too many people turning up there to buy the tea. The village is surrounded by ancient tea trees averaging around 400-500 years old. This tea is produced entirely from these trees. These leaves were picked in early Spring – the first flush of the year. Combined with the drought this year, the leaves of this tea are small, with a high concentration of buds. The tea is completely handprocessed, sun dried as maocha, stone pressed, then allowed dry naturally.
The tea is pure and fresh, with a quick sweetness and long aftertaste. The bitterness is well balanced, enough to convey the strength of the tea, but pleasant to drink now. The mouth and throat are comfortable and coated by the oily, thick tea. The tea is active in the mouth, transforming as the flavour lingers in the mouth.
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