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Keng Jian True Cliff Shui Xian 2023A high roast (not the super dark kind) Shui Xian from the Central region , a true Zheng Yan, which has mellowed into a very soft and subtle tea. Notes of sandalwood and frankincense. Thick, smooth, cloudy texture with deep notes of minerals. Heavier than it looks and more comforting steep after steep. Use 6 8 grams to steep in 100 140ml tea vessel. Douse at 210 212F boiling water. Quickly decant all liquid within a few seconds of flash brewing.

instead of being high perfumy florals

each lasting around 12 hours

This tea is not the most forgiving and can be overbrewed

An enjoyable tea I find myself reaching for everyday as my default go-to

Decant brew from teapot/vessel fully to prevent leaves from continuing to release flavor

Use sparse amounts and brew a little bit longer to yield a more sublte milky sweet plum soup-like brew

making these kinds of tea very limited

The harvested fresh leaves were of excellent quality this year

dark - like ink

The finished tea is given a dark traditional roast and is now settling into a more glutinous and starch like texture and subtle hints of spice at the end when brewed with concentration

Roast: Traditional Fruit wood Charcoal

It borders on the more mellow-side of a Shui Jin Gui "Golden Water Tortoise" cultivar side

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