This is an interesting Youle for me because it was
deliberately sourced by Mark to age based on his tastings of other aged Youle
from the same famer and garden specifically in 2013. This is opposed to most of the other Youle
that we in the West have been exposed to that are more for drinking now. I purchased a sample of this
Dry leaves a very floral and fruity and sweet and have the
odour of fresh grapes almost aritifical grape candy sweetness.
First infusion has a strong buttery floral sweetness in it that
has a certain long dense thickness to it and goes deep into the throat like
sticky butter. There is an initial pop
of fruity grape then a long thick buttery floral that fades out long and slowly
in the throat and breath.
The second infusion has a strong push of heavy fruity
buttercup floral thickness that goes the distance in the mouth, throat, and aftertaste
breath. The throat feeling is deep and
is stimulated by a faint veil of very mild astringency that pushes saliva on to
the tongue. The mouthfeeling is a thin
very full coating dryness. The Qi is
warming and strong and warms the face and relaxes. The bodyfeel is specific in the face- it
feels kind of tingling.
The third infusion has a really thick buttery floral taste
with a very sunny fruity thick taste and mid-deep throat. There is a very faint astringency that pulls
saliva over the tongue and extends the taste into the aftertaste with a nice
almost bread like and even melon and grain like glimpses. Very fresh thick floral buttery
sweetness. The mouthfeel is a very full
but thin almost dryness. A strong peachy
odour and faint taste is also found throughout the profile. The Qi is warming in the face with a free
spirit and mind like effect.
The fourth infusion has this thick juicy peachy grape burst
of taste with a long fragrant floral finish.
Thick oily texture with mid-deep throat and strong saliva producing
astringency gives this Youle strength and power. The taste is long and thick and turns almost
into a apricot bread taste. The Qi is
pretty warming and the face feels subtle numbness and the heart starts to race. There is enough astringency in here that it
starts to turn on my empty stomach.
The fifth infusion is left to cool but has a strong floral
fruitiness, and buttery taste and with an astringency that continues to
increase. There is a really full almost
tight dry mouthfeeling with a very oily viscus mouthfeeling and returning
saliva. Strong enlivening Qi with face sensation and
Heart sensations.
The sixth infusion has a less thick fruity floral presentation. There is some subtle throat coolness and a
full thin tight mouthfeeling that works well with a mid-to-upper throat opening
and saliva simulating throat.
The seventh has a bitter astringency to it. Very thick fruity floral taste, very very
fragrant buttery sweet fragrant. The
mouthfeeling is really good. Very full
but thin but kind of tight. There is a
coolness developing.
The 8th is very oily and much more floral
buttery. The floral taste is really
strong and interestingly interacts with the strong mouth and throat presence. The cooled cup gives off a more bitter melon
type of taste which is kind of unexpected.
The taste is strong either way, thick, a bit of astringency.
The 9th has a bitter melon floral type taste to
it with a bit of bitter astringency over there is a distinctly floral melon
taste to it. The flat mouthfeel is still there but not as much throat feeling
and less cooling and saliva producing now too.
The 10th has a bitter coco and strong floral
initial taste with a melon, floral, fruity coco finish. There is a full but thin tight tongue coating
and a deep cool throat feeling.
The 11th is bitter coco with a creamy floral
onset that stretches over the full thin almost tight mouthfeeling and into a
subtle coolness.
The mug steepings are a thick heavy bitter coco deep
floral. This is a super strong and
interesting Youle. The teeth are squeaky
and the mind very sedate. The aftertaste
lingers for a long time in the mouth.
This is the most powerful Youle I have sampled since this
2013 Pu-erh.sk Youle. It is less refined
than this one but has lots of power, mouth, and throat presence. It’s a nice Youle for the price for sure one for aging.
Peace
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