First the 3 Years North American stored sample…
Dry leaves smell of very sweet floral candy like odours with
faint storage notes in the background.
The first infusion has a very candy floral onset with a
creamy sweet returning taste and a subtle woody body. The mouthfeeling is thin but stimulating.
The second infusion has a woody creamy almost tart cherry
sweetness with a rich creamy sweet woody floral mid body and candy like
finish. The mouthfeeling is a thin kind
of pucker that makes the cheeks and gums squeaky. The sweet floral taste trials into the
distance. A sweet bread notes emerges
minutes later. There are some tingling
sensations felt on the neck.
The third infusion has a juicy floral sweet taste that turns
into a tart cherry creamy sweetness.
There is some saliva producing here that comes when the woody base is
revealed. Nice way above average Yiwu
Gushu here. Nice long candy finish with
some bread nuances minutes later. Some
shoulder releasing and nice tingling. Great
Qi in here. Nice deeper rejuvenating
relaxation takes hold as I sigh.
The fourth has a woody creamy candy sweet onset with a
subtle cherry nuances and woody base.
Nice oily texture. The long candy
taste reaches throughout. Long deep
candy that turns to bread. There is a
thin slight puckering mouthfeeling and nice saliva returning. Deep energizing rejuvenation with subtle
shoulder, neck, and face sensations.
The fifth infusion has a buttery oily onset with some tart
cherry and long creamy candy sweetness with an unimposing base of
woodiness. Long candy sweetness is the
game here and it does it flawlessly.
Candy merges with bready sweetness minutes later. Nice thick full coating with saliva returning
and puckering.
6th has an oily mouthwatering creamy fluffy almost
cherry fruit sweetness. There is nice
saliva returning. With a long sweet
candy finish and bread like sweetness that emerges minutes later. Nice oily texture here. Very rejuvenating feeling from deep
within. Some very faint tingles and
numbness on face and neck.
7th has a buttery creamy oily sweet candy onset
that gets a bit tart cherry then more long creamy candy sweet as oily saliva
returns. There is more of a chalky
fluffy feeling in the mouth now. Rejuvenating
Qi.
8th was left to cool down and is much more creamy
and buttery with a fluffy mouthfeeling some faint smoke and a long sweet creamy
cooling then bread sweetness. This cool
cup is very creamy sweet.
9th Has a creamy sweet, a bit watery now with a
creamy fluffy mouthfeeling. Not as oily with
less saliva returning. Some faint woody
and smokey nuances. Mouthfeeling becomes
thicker and fuller after the sallow.
10th is left to cool it gives off a watery fresh
bland woody sweetness with some cooling throat.
I put the rest of this in a mug and steep it out…
The brew is a rich woody not as sweet but not bitter either
satisfying brew with lots of deep relaxing Qi in there.
This is a satisfying Yiwu and I clearly understand it
popularity. Long sweetness and very nice
bodyfeelings in the face and neck and deep rejuvenating feeling- Very nice.
Next is the sample right out of Yang Storage…
2004 Yang Qing Hao Tejipin (Yang Stored)
Dry leaves smell of rich sweet floral with woody earthy
smells.
The first infusion has a sour, woody sort of menthol onset
with a creamy sweet finish. The
mouthfeel is a full chalky feeling even the throat has a full almost gripping.
The second infusion has a strong sour woody onset with a
solid creamy sweetness emerging.
Initially it has a menthol edge to it then at the end its has a sweet
and bready taste. The mouthfeeling is
full chalky and a tiny bit tight. Qi is
relaxing and calming.
Third infusion is left to cool and gives off a velvety
creamy sweet taste. There is a cool
throat and a long creamy bready sweetness in a full chalky mouthfeeling. The mouthfeeling is much thicker than the dry
Western stored cake. Nice relaxing Qi.
4th is left to cool and gives off a smooth
velvety almost plum creamy sweet taste in a chalky full mouthfeeling. A cool throat emerges and pushes out more
creamy sweetness. There is not much for
throat stimulation here but some nice saliva returning. There is a long bready and creamy sweet
finish.
5th has a creamy rich velvety sweet onset with
some cooling menthol that pushes out even more sweet creamy taste over a chalky
mouthcoating. There is some saliva
returning and also a long bready creamy sweetness. Nice relaxing and deeply sedating Qi.
6th has a woody dark rich sweet nuance to it, a
bit of sour and plum up front, then a subtle cooling menthol and returning
creamy sweetness. There is a bit of
throat tightness. Nice relaxing and even
warming Qi feeling.
7th is left to cool and is a very sweet raison
creamy plum sweetness before a nice cooling camphor. This infusion has a velvet silky feeling to
it. Nice relaxing and warming Qi. The
throat and mouthfeeling is chalky and a bit tight.
8th is left to cool and is a woody earth soft
camphor with a bitter edge to it, a bit smoky.
Not that much sweetness initially but comes out in the aftertaste as a
creamy bread fainter sweetness.
9th has a woody menthol dirt onset with some
emerging creamy sweetness. Nice salivating here with a bit of a caramel
finish. Expanding creamy silky
sweetness. Nice relaxing and warming
feeling. A long coco taste in the mouth
minutes later.
10th has a honey woody dirt coco onset taste that
gets creamy and sweet in the aftertaste.
There is a dominating coco taste throughout now which is pretty
satisfying.
11th is more delicious bitter coco woody with a
bitter chocolate sweetness. Nice
salivating with a slight gripping thin chalky feeling. Nice warming relaxation. The stamina and warming qi of the Yang stored
version is something the Westren cake lacks.
The Yang Stored version also has a bit better stamina.
I visit the 12th infusion the next day and it
gives off peachy pear creamy sweetness over a woody slight dirt base and a mild
brassy creamy sweet, almost coco and a bit smoky aftertaste.
The 13th has a dirt onset with some woody tastes
and not much left as far as depth so I put it into mug steepings…
The mug steeping tastes of a bitter dirt wood with some lesser
cherry plum taste and some astringency.
There isn’t much sweetness and a bit of a tight and scratchy throat
feeling to it.
The differences of the two different stored cakes are many.
The Top is the overnight steeping of the dry Western stored
and bottom is the Yang storage cake.
Drinking the overnight infusions of both ….
The dry stored cake has a vibrant raspberry hue and descends
into a creamy, rich milky sweetness. The
mouthfeeling is fluffy and full. It’s
very creamy and rich milky sweetness. Super
insanely delicious here.
The more humid Yang stored cake has a bitter coco creamy
bitter coco taste. There is some deeper
fermented dirt like tastes in there. The
mouthfeeling has more pucker and strength to it.
I get a buzzy of focusing energy still from these…
Nice Yiwu Gushu stuff!
Hard to say which one I enjoyed better, depends on my mood I
guess. The Western stored one had much
more bodyfeeling in it and overall better pure Qi but the Yang stored one was
much warmer which better mouthfeelings… I can see how this one was so popular
for the 350-400$ price tag it would be hard for me to not buy a cake after
trying it. Last year I hit the now sold
out 2004 Yang Qing Hao Zhencang Chawang hard for $250 which, I agree with both
Shah8 and Marco, is comparatively a much better tea in its depth.
Peace
Ah very nice - from all of the YQH Shengs I've tried so far the Tejipin is the one with the strongest Qi for me, a storage comparision is surely a very interessting thing here, since Yang's storage is very pronounced.
ReplyDeleteAlex,
DeleteThis was a super fun comparison and with just 3 years out of Yang stored the differences are many.
The Qi in this one puts it over the top for me too! It has that very high quality Qi body feeling that makes it punch way higher than its price.
Great sessions with these!
Peace