
Storage comparison: 2004 YQH Dingji Yesheng
The 2004 Dingji Yesheng is one of the better (if not the best) YQH production and is described very well in James’ interview with Yang. I have had a cake...
The 2004 Dingji Yesheng is one of the better (if not the best) YQH production and is described very well in James’ interview with Yang. I have had a cake...
The 2004 YQH Tejipin is a tea I’ve tasted many times, and my opinion of it often changes. I haven’t reread my first review of it and will only do...
This is a “wild tree” 2012 production by Yangqing Hao from a “protected state forest”. It’s over 1$/g and is not usually available, due to very small inventory. This tea...
Inspired by James’ recent investigation of storage variations of the Yanqing Hao Lingya 2007, I thought it would be interesting to do a tasting of two cakes of Yangqing Hao...
Thanks to Patrick for the chance to taste a younger Yangqing Hao cake. The initial steep is quite a bit lighter and yellow-beige than the norm for my mid-2000s...
2006 Yangqinghao Qixiang Gushu Chawang 3.9g/70ml Novak shibo [7.6] The dry leaf has the typical sweet minty/camphor YQH house aroma, the damp leaf has some fatty soap, and the wet...
Left hand side is the 400g taiwan stored, right hand side is 500g USA stored. Consecutive tastings of 400g cake stored in Taiwan till 2016 and a USA stored 500g...
31 Oct, 2016, 4.7g/85ml Novak pot This was a single-session sample from EG. Damp leaf: Very sharp pungent tomatoey fumes. Very pure — no storage. Wet leaf: Deep perfume, rich...
Sep 23, 2016, 4.6g/70ml gaiwan. [7.1] Dry leaf is a dry version of the YQH smell, slightly grainy on the damp leaf. The wash and the first steep are sweet,...
Sept 22, 2016 4.2g/70ml gaiwan [5.0] Dry leaf: not as minty/sweet and full as usual YQH. This is more dry, woody, furniture polish. Wet leaf is consistent with this and...