Before we get started, let me just say, oh my Bodhisattva this tea, the second sample from Just4Tea, was good. I have hitherto been disappointed with TGY; I have brewed samples some from various places and from various price ranges, but it always left me wanting.

I use 6 grams/150 ml, 5 s rinse, 35 s, 45 s, 70 s, 100 s.
The first infusions are as elaborate and effervescent as the bouquet. The first steeping has a familiar fruit I can't place at first. Lots of cacao a la shuixian, and I check the package and sure enough this tea is Fujian. There are also traces of a greener TGY present. On the last sip I place the fruit, peach, similar but not as strong as what you would find in a dan chong. The second infusion has more chocolate, but the peach is gone. I can taste a bit of the charcoal. A hint of the peachiness returns in the third and the fourth, while the charcoal and cacao diminish. I think there was enough life left in the leaves for a fifth and sixth steep, but this was my third tea session for the day, so I called it quits.
The wet leaves feel thick, coarse, not as supple as other rolled oolongs.
As I said in the beginning, I liked this tea a lot, the different flavors that would shift back and forth or come at you all at once, one after the other. Its similarities to other oolongs that I love while retaining its own TGY character, make this a sort of "best of..." tea. This is the first free sample I've received that I like well enough to buy more of.
6 comments:
Mmm, that sounds good. I have yet to try a high-fire TGY, aside from aged ones. Maybe I'll try out this bad boy...
Thanks for the review,
Brent
I've been lucky enough to be treated to a few infusions of this tea, and it is now one of my favorites. I highly recommend it. I agree with everything Alex described so much better than I could. (Normally I just say "Mmmmm!") Great review for a great tea.
Maria Goodavage,
San Francisco
Sounds like you got a good TGY. If you can aged for another 2 years, the coal/fire should mellow down. And you might have a great surprise! Enjoy - Toki
Generally I have trouble with roasted oolongs, but in a fit of exhuberance, I ordered 8 oz of this with the idea (as Toki suggests) of aging it for 2 years or more. The tea arrived today and I was crestfallen when I opened it and saw the burnt, dry leaves. Nevertheless, (after drinking a bowl of matcha for courage) I brewed up a mug following Alex's parameters.
As determined as I was to hate the tea, it was really pretty nice. I am even thinking of getting a little more to drink while the rest ages! I never would have ordered were it not for your review.
Excellent Sal!
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