Charcoal Roasted Ali Shan Jin Xuan

This tea has a versatile personality, with every infusion showing off with something different. The first infusions are gently smokey with roasty main notes, almond flavour playing the main role, with cereal, toast and floral undertones in the background. After the second infusion the roles change, the creamy-sweet, floral character of Jin Xuan comes forward and the nutty-charcoal notes fade to the background. This tea has a warming, fuzzy feel to it, and easily goes 7-8 steeps.

The first most distinguishable aroma of the brewing tea leaves are roasted nuts and char, which gradually gives way to light citrusy tones. After a couple of seconds the freshness fades and gives way to a woodsy-sweetness.

The tea soup is dark gold, and feather light, with sweet-woodsy, but still very clean mouth feel in the beginning and creamier, floral after taste at the end. Astringency is absolutely not a thing here, even if you do long infusions, the tea won't get bitter.

Place of origin: Alishan Rui Feng
Time of harvesting: early April in 2018
Cultivar: Jin Xuan
Degree of fermentation: middle
Degree of roasting: middle
Way of roasting: charcoal roasting

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