2011 Yang Qing Hao Kuyun

 

I got this sample from Liquid Proust 3-4 years ago… I mentioned in previous posts that it was pretty good for the lower price range.  This 2012 Yang Qing Hao Kuyun goes for $235.00 for 500g or $0.47/g currently.

The dry leaves smell of sweet cardboard and leaves…

Rinsed leaves have cc a honey subtle smoke odour.

First infusion.. has a light clear sweet very watery sweetness as the leaves were pretty compressed. Almost floral candy faint breath.

Second infusion has a clear watery tiny bit sweet taste.  Very clear watery with faint distant smoke chalky taste.  Somewhat spacy high feeling.  Faint candy floral sweet breath. Light mild happy feeling.

Third infusion has a watery clear mild sweet taste all the way through. Wet mouth subtle smoke base with faint distant sweet aftertaste of sugar. Somewhat spacy high faint chest feeling and a happy high mild feeling. Candy sweet dips and fades on the breath.

Fourth infusion has a mild honey sweet taste with subtle smoke light chest feeling and happy mild uplifting.  Lingering mild honey smoke candy.  Slow chest beats.

5th has a mild honey sweet candy taste long sweet profile. Subtle heart beats and happy feeling wet soft mouthfeel. Long lingering candy breath.

6th has a wet mild sweet honey and candy taste. Chest feeling are mild happy uplifting mild feeling. Long sweet breath. 

7th infusion is left in a cup for a few days… it tastes very oily and sweet candy cherry dark cocoa almost medicinal woody.  Chest feeling and happy qi. 

8th is back into flash steepings here and it is light fruity very faint smoke that fades away and slight woody. Mainly sweet. Happy uplifting.

9th has a sweet fruity peach pear and woody faint faded smoke in far distance.  Happy up lift faint chesty now.

10th is a long minutes long steeping oops.. left to cool and is a sweet oily medicinal woody with long sweet profile faint distant smoke and peachy fruity sweet taste.

Long mug steeping of spent leaves… is an oily sweet bitter with long oily sweet fruity taste.  A nice sweet easy to drink tea for the price.

Peace