/ck/ - Food & Cooking

yeeontea "Tea for Connoisseurs 8 Ban Zhang Old Arbor Tree Pu-erh Tea Cake 2013"
immediately much better than the yiwu spring i tried the other day, has some good flavour and character to it and i actually want to write something.
wet leaf has some of that smell of dry old wood, not musty but more like you'd smell from the beams in your attic. it's not beety at all, the storage seems much less strong on these "connoisseur" ones compared to the other yeeon stuff i tried.
the liquor has a nice rose tint which i liked the look of on the rinse.
it's bitter, but it's a oxidised-tannin bitter you'll enjoy if you're in the mood for something strong. and classic fruity aged sheng notes which i don't have the vocab for. some huigan.
by steep 7 it's mellowing out a bit, into a different profile... these are the best steeps.
called it after steep 12
this one can do with some more age i think but was enjoyable. i can't recommend it, it's too expensive and it'll only get pricier . i think i'll leave it at that with this series of teas.