Friday, June 30, 2006

1999 Dadugand Yiwu / Mang Shi Melon


Dadugang 1999 Yiwu
Leaf:
Medium leaves, mostly whole, medium meat. drying by heated room.
Heated Leaf aroma:
Sweet / dried fruit.
Water temp: Crab/fish eye.
Infusion and ratio:
6g in 150ml gaiwan. brief rinse, 90s rests, 15s, 30s, 30s, 15s, 15s, 20s, 30s, 60s....
Liquor color:
Cloudy / golden yellow.
Flavor Notes:
Medium bitterness, chalky, mild flora and sweetness, and menthol, hint of camphor, woody hint of bamboo flavor, drying mouth. mild body. medium complexity.
Best Infusions:
Starting at 5th-8th.
Cha Qi:
Mild, relaxing.
Overall:
Is there a storage problem? too cloudy to start. A cultivated specimen? On the delicate side for a Yiwu.
Age-ability:
OK. lack of liquor clarity.
Would I buy this tea?: No.

Mang Shi 1999 Dehong Melon
Leaf:
Small leaves, mostly dusty, dry storage.
Heated Leaf aroma:
Sweet / wheat grains / straw.
Water temp: Crab/fish eye.
Infusion and ratio:
6g in 150ml gaiwan. brief rinse, 60s rests, 15s, 15s, 20s, 20s, 30s, 30s, 60s, 60s....
Liquor color:
Clear golden yellow / small hint of brown.
Flavor Notes:
Refreshing, sweetness with bites, hint of smoke, straw, floral aftertaste, medium body. medium smooth complexity.
Best Infusions:
Starting at 3rd onwards.
Cha Qi:
Welcoming and present.
Overall:
Mine look too young for a 6 years old? Good easy drinking.
Age-ability:
Good.
Would I buy this tea?: No.

2 comments:

~ Phyll said...

Re: 1999 Mangshi

Wheat grains! I think that's the smell description that I couldn't come up with. It's interesting to learn from your TN that you are getting a different variation of the same tea I had only a month ago. Your brewing parameter was similar to mine. As we've discussed in my blog, it seems that you are getting more of the leaves from the inner melon that have aged less.

Thanks for the review of both the Dadugang Yiwu and the Mangshi Melon!

toki said...

Thanks for sharing - Phyll : )

Very jealous of you three musketeers getting both tea and wine buzz in LA!

 
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