2023 ChenYuan Hao Chen Yiwu Chawang: Changing Tastes, Changing Qi

 This 2023 ChenYuan Hao Yiwu Chawang goes for approx $393.00 or $1.10/g.  It’s a free sample for review so let’s see what ChenYuan’s choice of old tree has in store for us…



Long spindly dry leaves (sorry not pictured) have a dense complex odour of orange blossoms fruity sweetness and deep forest.

First infusion has a watery almost musky barnyard taste that fades into a creamy sweetness.  Tastes like maybe Wanggong area of Yiwu to me.  Nice long sugar sweetness over a slight tingly tight mouthfeel.  Nice deep calming feeling.

Second infusion has a coppery brassy onset with an oily sweet pungent stewed fruit taste.  There is some Forest barnyard and some long cooling and pure sugar finish even edges of peach and pear.  Lots going on in this YiWu possibly a wider blend.  Nice strong bubbling up in chest with both relaxing and stimulating mind.  Mouthfeel has a tight flat tongue feeling not really pulling nor dry.

Third infusion has a woody slight bitter with slight fruity taste.  There is some creamy sweet sugar at the end and heady spacy and floating qi.

Fourth infusion is a dry woody brassy not that sweet at all with tongue pulling dry sticky mouthfeel with very little sugar sweet finish.  Mainly dry wood through with a slight pulling mouthfeel very faint sugar.  

5th has a watery dry woody taste with a pulling mouthfeel.  A bit energizing now with chest beats.

6th infusion has a woody forest bland note not really sweet nor savour nor sour.  Qi has a chest bubbling feeling and pulling mouthfeel.

7th is put into a long thermos steeping. A few hours later it’s a forestry almost pastry mild sweetness with a flat pulling mouthfeel and some icing sugar sweetness under a bit of moderate bitterness.  

The next day it is a woody bready almost mushroom taste with sugary edges and a bitter almost metallic taste.  It has this flat pulling tongue feeling.  There is lots of layers of taste here without coming off as thick.  The sweet taste is sort of interesting and a bit changing in this overnight steep.  It starts as sugary edges then gets almost like caramelized sugar then to a creamy sweet.  The Qi is concentrated on the head and it clears the thoughts and eases the mind.

Overall a nice Yiwu Gushu that does a lot of stuff and has a nice feel.  Especially if pushed.

Peace