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1992 Fangcha | ||
| Genre: Aged Green | ||
| Factory: Menghai | ||
| Vendor: Jing Teashop | ||
| Reviewed by Mike Petro on 11/21/2006 | ||
| Background | Sample was given to me by a friend | |
| Dry Leaf Appearence: | bits of light and dark brown leaf, appear to be broken | |
| Water to Leaf Ratio: | 4.6 gr of Leaf in 100 ml of water | |
| Brewing Method: | Gungfu in 100ml gaiwan. Rinsed tea twice with water for a 5 seconds each time, then let tea stand for one minute before steeping. Used 195f mountain spring water collected at the source. | |
| Wet Leaf Appearence: | Chopped and/or broken leaf, not a whole leaf in the lot. Color of brewed leaf ranged from brown to dark brown. | |
| 1st Steep | 45 seconds, sweet musty aroma, smooth - very smooth, a bit of astringency. Hints of hay, wood, and rice. | |
| 2nd Steep | 30 seconds: Still very smooth, more wood, less astringency, this tea really makes my mouth water, it generates lots of saliva. | |
| 3rd Steep | 45 seconds: Less astringent, very smooth, more wood and some mulch. A very warm and comforting mouthfeel. No real sweetness yet but a nice round profile. | |
| 4th Steep | 60 Seconds: hints of bamboo or hay or grass, cant quite put my finger on it. Still making my mouth water greatly. | |
| Subsequent Steeps | All in all it was a good session. The steeps mellowed as time went on, I eventually got 12 solid steeps while gradually raising the water temp in the last 5, my last steep was 4 minutes at a full boil. The heavy salivating capacity never diminished. I did note a touch of maple syrup in the last few steeps but that was the only sweetness that ever surfaced. | |
| Conclusion | The edge of youth has dissipated considerably, still has a touch of astringency, lots of the wood thing going on, maybe even notes of bamboo, a definite dryness in the mouth, beautiful crystal clear amber liquor, somewhat acidic on the stomach, later steeps yielded a smoother cup with just a hint of mulch coming to the table. The early cups still had a little teenage rebellion but the later steeps showed the promise of a young adult. | |
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