Dry leaves smell of delicious slight Smokey creamy sweet reminds me of Yiwu.
20 seconds rinse the wet leaf smells of very sweet and woody green notes- wet leaves smells of fresh YiWu.
First infusion 20 seconds has a sweet singular distinct watermelon taste almost like Watermelon bubble gum with watery mouthfeel. It instantly reminds me of a very sweet Lao Man E but there is absolutely no bitterness. The taste is king and stretches uninterrupted into the aftertaste and breath. There is a relaxing calming effect.
Second infusion 15 seconds is a very pure watery sweetness long faint mild almost melon sweetness that extends uninterrupted into cool breath. Slight sticky lips in a watery mouthfeel. Calm peaceful Qi. Smells like YiWu, Tastes like Yiwu, Feels like Yiwu.
Third is 10 seconds infusion and it comes off smooth pure watery sweetness with a sigh of relaxation. There is a faint lingering melon almost candy sweetness. Deep relaxing feeling with no bitterness and astringency at all. Soothing.
Fourth is 5 seconds and is a watery pure clear broth with a sublime mild sweetness almost melon sort of sugar and stretches into a cool throat. Mild smooth. Relaxing and tension busting on this particularly busy day. Deep relaxing mind.
Fifth infusion is flash and it is a touch woody water with some grains taste a bit watery sandy mouthfeel with a touch pucker with a long cool breath and faint almost melon sweetness. Calm tranquil feeling.
Sixth infusion is flash and has a subtle sweet pure watery melon taste with a grains cream taste that overtakes it slowly and pushes it out in the aftertaste. Slow high feeling developing. Mainly grains with less sweetness now. Grainy woody although subtle suggests it could maybe be another Autumnal.
Seventh is put into a long overnight thermos steeping… the next day the infusions has a thicker melon juicy sweetness with a bit of dry woody taste an even a mild dark chocolate subtle bitter taste. Slight sandy grainy chalky oily mouthfeel. Deeper chest subtle extension with feel good relaxing Qi.
Guess: I would easily guess a fresh as can be 2021 YiWu Gushu best guess is Mansa Gushu. I’m pretty confident.
Wrapper Reveal: D’21 MSSL? . Okay I got the date right and maybe MS stands for Man Sa?
Mark Turner Reveal: MSSK is Meng Song Shui Ku :) ( available for $88.00 for 200g cake )
Another area of tea gardens in Xiao Meng Song :) This time in an area that is above where the old village lay and which was subsequently inundated by the shui ku, or reservoir, when a dam was built.
The new village was built some way below the dam and the easiest way to get to the tea gardens now is on a bamboo raft. That means folks don't bother to go there often with the consequent result that the gardens are better/less managed.
Comparative Follow Up Sampling: I decided to re taste a spare 2019 Puerist Dragonball to compare to the 2021 Puerist Meng along Shui Ku above and the 2021 Puerist Meng Song ( Blind sample #1 ). Mark tells me they are all sweet Meng Song from different MengSong gardens picked on different sides of Xiao Meng Song. The standout is the 2021 Puerist Meng Song Shui Ku which comes off like a nice YiWu in feel and sweetness. The 2019 and 2021 are similar with the 2019 having a bit more depth and feel, I think.
Mark Turner: The 2018-2020 Meng Song are all from a tea garden to the north of the village. Shui Ku is to the west and the NQS is to the south/south-West.
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