Spring, Mingqing, 2020; var: Ya’an Lao Chuan Tea; Mending Shan, Sichuan; one bud & 1-2 leaves, semi-manual green tea process; 1000m; #TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá.

The dry single buds have sage green and mottled appearance with a spiced egg biscuit aroma. The wet leaves appear to be plump and pale green in colour with a spicy and peppery aroma.

3g of dry buds where steeped in 150ml of water for 10-30sec@90deg. C.

The brewed tea liquor is a pale yellow-green colour with a buttery, bready, mildly cinnamon spiced aroma. In the mouth it is moderately viscous, creamy, smooth, stimulating, and mouthwatering, with a metallic, sweet finish. The taste is bready, malty, light, peppery, mildly astringent, and had a sweet, lingering lemon-citrus aftertaste.