2007 Wistaria Lanyin
5g/85ml Hongni Yixing, Toronto filtered tap. Warmed leaf has a fruity fermentation aroma. High viscosity, light orange colour. Initial steep at <10s is thick, strong, good presence, not brassy, no...
2002 Wistaria Youle Tuo*
Wistaria teas, produced by the extremely talented and experienced tea scholar Zhou Yu, are not always the easiest to appreciate on a first encounter. I remember thinking, for instance, that...
2013 Zhenren Yufeng 2013
23 Nov 2016, 3.5g/65ml gaiwan. [7,9] A remarkable experience with this new cake from Wistaria: the 2013 Zhenren Yufeng. The cake is beautiful, with large unbroken leaves, loose pliable compression,...
2007 Wistaria Lanyin (Blue Mark)
Sep 28, 2016, 3.9g/70ml Novak shibo [8.3] Nice cake, large leaves, loose compression, less breakage than Hongyin. Damp leaf: Fruity with strength aroma Wet leaf: Raisins, dried fruits Wash: Somewhat...
2006 Wistaria Longpa Youle
Aug 25, 2016, 5.2g/85ml Novak pot Really superb session, and hugely dynamic. Slight whiff of jasmine and cedar on the dry leaf. Wash is light yellow colour, thick and soapy....
2003 Wistaria Qingteng
Aug 23, 2016, 5.2g/90ml gaiwan. [6.2] The dry leaf has a very unique pungent floral smell. Not urine but a kind of fragrant perfumy ammonia. The damp leaf has...
2003 Wistaria Zipin
5.5g/70ml gaiwan. [8.0] Thanks again to James for the opportunity to try this cake. I am greatly enjoying this tea, very powerful, darker than the Nannuo Ziyin which I slightly...