The Wood – Lao Cong Shui Xian Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The Wood is one of those teas that you should treasure. Each sip is true delight and offers fruity caramel that reminds me of toffee apples.
The Wood is one of those teas that you should treasure. Each sip is true delight and offers fruity caramel that reminds me of toffee apples.
The Bang Wei Chronicle from Xin An Chu is a great experience if you want to taste the effect of time on puerh tea. The 2008 and 2011 versions of this tea are similar, but time has changed these teas into a completely different experience.
The 2014 Wuliang Gushu was an enjoyable, but subtle tea. Flavors went from bitter to fruity and the aftertaste had an intense fruitiness to it.
The 2021 Xin An Chu Commemorative Sheng Puerh has everything I want from a young sheng. It performs above its price and is a tea everyone wants in their collection.
The 2011 Bada Gushu Sheng is a gentle and pleasant tea. It’s bittersweet with hints of red fruits and a tiny bit of incense towards the finish.
The 2006 Jinggu Purple Dragon Ball is an aged purple tea. It has strong notes of ripe summer fruits and some incense at the start of longer infusions.
The 2021 Fo Shou from Xin An Chu is an unusual yancha that offers a combination of pear and toasted notes.
The 2012 Jingmai Gushu Dragon Ball from Xin An Chu is a complex tea. It offers a combination of bitter, sweet and fruity with a long-lasting aftertaste.
The 2008 Bang Wei Sheng from Xin An Chu is a tea that offers a combination of a subtle and slightly smoky bitterness with a fruity and sweet aftertaste.