03/12/2023
Eyeballed amount in 60ml gaiwan; water 208ºF.
5s rinse discard; tea watery.
5s infusion drink; weak, slight astringency/drying aftertaste.
5-7s infusion: still weak, vegetal, drying aftertaste.
12s infusion: gaiwan lid slight cannabis odor? vegetal, a little wood, a little bite in the aftertaste;
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Eyeballed amount inhint of mustiness. A little sourness in aftertaste.
15s+ infusion: plummy sourness but “layered”, i.e. not in-your-face.
20s+ infusion: vegetal flavor is sort of plummy. This is not as interesting as the Artistic Font YiWu.
long infusions: I don’t think this is a 4, it is probably 3.5/5 at most.
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03/17/2023 **** direct comparison with Artistic Font Yi Wu ****
3.01g in 60ml gaiwan; water 208ºF.
8s rinse discard.
5s infusion: Slight funk smell from gaiwan lid. Tea is weak, mostly vegetal.
8s infusion: Vegetal, a little wood, a little sweetness.
8s infusion: Woody, camphor, very faint dried fruit such as raisins? A hint of resin, perhaps. A slight bite in aftertaste. Warming. The camphor may be the signal of the wild material used, but it is not strong.
10s infusion: Wood, a little dried fruit, slight astringency, a hint of bitterness, warming continued. Not very impressive compared to the Artistic Font Yi Wu.
10s infusion: Some sourness, dried fruit, wood, not really getting plum. Bite.
12s infusion: Sourness but not getting “plum”. Wood, raisins (?), faint sweetness, bite. Vegetal.
Longer steep: a hint of cake, or perhaps toast and jam — but only a hint.
This tea is mostly vegetal and wood with indistinct hints of a few other flavors, mostly sourness and dried fruit. It is not very interesting compared to Artistic Font Yi Wu. I think I will keep it at 3.5.
Long steep: possibly a little plum at last. Sourness, at any rate…
Flavors: Astringent/tannic, Biting, Camphor, Dried Fruits, Drying aftertaste, Plum, Raisins, Sour, Tartness, Vegetal, Wet storage, Woody. Read LessRead less about 03/12/2023
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