At first steep, taste takes centre stage. This Sweet – Floral/Fruits – Yellow – Butter/Cream, with a teeny hint of Minerality, provides the broadcast note as other florals suggest greater complexity in the backdrop.
Mouthfeel is soft and very lush. Magnolia, with Osmanthus providing a rich peachy note are both present in the refreshingly narc
...Read MoreRead more about At first steep, taste takes centreotic aroma. The narcotic element is interesting, redolent of Gardenia [Sweet – Floral/Fruits – White – Gardenia] yet, it reminds me of good CBD oil. By the second steep, mouthfeel has built to a thick, almost cloying fusion of Butter/Cream and CBD oil. Lingering nose-feel alludes to a very deep Gardenia. More is happening in the background but by now I am tranquillized by the tea.
Cha Qi (茶氣) fosters whole-body mindfulness (my Pure Land chanting box is playing the background) as an almost prefect tension between past and future. Like watching hands of a clock seemingly rebel or struggle to tic and toc forwards.
Aromas more evident as Qi pauses that tic-toc of time and enhances the senses. I wait just to the revel in its fruity-floral intricacy before finding just the same in every slurp of the liquor.
I brewed it two days in a row and, as I grew accustomed to the tea, something wonderful happened. I could step effortlessly into a vast, almost hidden, minerality. Perfect Butter/Cream silkiness supports and uplifts to guide you towards the life force of this tea with such strong but elegant Yan Yun (Rock Knowing).
Wen Zhong can refer to a single large tea tree owned by the Wen family with a production of about 3kg and the dry leaf looks similar. Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Wen Zhong Dan Zhou 鳳凰烏崠老欉文種単株 where Dan Zhu signifies the single tree. The Zen element in this gem perhaps.
In Gong Fu style with short steeps you can get 15 steeps. Read LessRead less about At first steep, taste takes centre