2023 Ao Fu Dancong Oolong 25g

2023 spring roasted ao fu dancong

25g

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Some broken leaf among the rough ones; the appearance of a bargain tea.
First steep is light, warm to the head and the roof of the mouth tingling with sweet pockets observed by my tongue. Hugian is similar to a stick of sweet gum when the salivation continues to occur after its gone.
As the color deepens on the second brew the aromatics are unidentified mixed warm fruits. Leaf opens up to a pile of dark greens. The taste becomes 'thick' with what I will call apricot gum. The increased thick texture leaves a residue in the mouth enhancing the hugian- now with warm fruit with that sweet gum flavor. By the time the thirds steep is drank, the transition to slightly flavored honey begins. The texture, taste, and feel changes in the mouth over time on this. Eventually becoming quite warm, needing to take it slow even though sweetness is something that compels quick drinking.