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chawangshop order, always something new and exciting for me.
this time:

2014 Anhui Liu-an Bamboo Basket "Gong Jian"
first liu-an tea I ever tried and let me tell you, this is the king of hei chas.
forget about virgin liu-pao, chad liu-an has got that "it" factor.
surprisingly potent, gets my juices going from the first sip.
thicc, sweet, strong. brewed in gaiwan it goes and goes.
wet leaf smells kind of funky, the taste is somewhere between middle aged sheng and fu brick.
opens up the throat and sits there for quite a while.
relaxing but alert type of energy. don't know about lower grade baskets, but this one gets full recommendation from me.

2019 Fujian Hong Mu Dan Oolong
$0,12 for a gram of oolong? it has to be shitty, one note, acrid type of tea, right?
nope, again, very full, thicc and pungent.
heady sweet notes. makes you smack your lips to get that lovely aftertaste.
heavy, roasty, fruity, sticky. proper dark oolong.
have some container for it, because the paper pack is not reusable after opening.

two amazing teas, somehow similar to each other.
both worth getting, in my opinion, but that bargain oolong could be two times more expensive and you would be satisfied.