Hy chen spring 2019 medium roast dong ding from leafy geen

Brewed 10 g/ 150 mL boiling except for rinse

Warm rinse / 45s / 37s / 1 min / 1min 30 / 2min 45s / 7 min / steep it out 2-3 times

Dried tropical fruit sweetness, mostly pineapple and maybe some prunes, that seems to linger for a long time (close to an hour after sipping). Along with this taste is an "after aroma" that is like aged wood, or very light incense. Maybe i am being biased by kyarazen's obsession with incense - kyaren also being a huge advocate of hy chen.

First 3 steeps are the sweetest.

Later steeps are more roasted (dark chocolatey, maybe some medium roast coffee) with some greener tropical fruit notes and floral scents emerging from time to time that is more aligned with gao shan from shan lin xi.

Stamina is not high in terms of flavor and short steeps. Later steeps, though lighter in flavor, maintain long aftertaste. Also, long steeps after 6th steep is well tolerated and yield pleasant cups.

Bottom line: the surprisingly long and pleasant after taste is what stands out for me regarding this tea. The secons and third infusions shine. The body is a bit weak.

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