DenmarkA lemony little treasure
This tea offers an interplay of flavours within the lemon/citrus, saline, and lightly sweet spectrum. Successive steeps shift the focus among these notes, gradually transitioning the tea between bright, mildly bitter, and subtly sweet profiles. The dry leaves exude a captivating lemon/citron rind aroma. Upon hydration, the tea unfurls into beautiful whole leaves, with the wet leaves drawing back the citrus fragrance while simultaneously introducing a delicate floral note. The tea liquor initially presents as a bright yellow infusion, gradually deepening to a light amber before returning to a clear yellow with subsequent steeps. The initial taste is a vibrant, slightly bitter broth with a hint of salinity. As the steeping progresses, the lemony notes from the aroma reemerge, more tempered and balanced. With further steeps, both the lemony and sugary notes recede, leaving a pleasant, slightly saline and dry finish. Overall, this is a delightful tea that I'll certainly return to again and again.
United StatesGood stuff
Almost lemony notes from the dry leaf, washed leaves have a similar aroma, maybe more of a lemon rind also a hint of herbaceousness. First steep is great, some wonderful minerally flavors and long lasting notes with some bitterness. The flavors linger in the mouth and are really pleasant. Def some qi here too. Never too bitter even at longer steeps, sometimes right before the bitterness kicks in I get a hint of something almost floral, very nice. I like this one more than Hummingbird 2023 Kuashan, definitely less sweet but feels deeper/more complex. This would be my favorite 2024 puer release from ORT if it wasn't for New Kicks (but that one is twice the price...)