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Heritage BeidouChina, Wuyi Oolong Tea

Dull-brown large leaf, unique and striking, with an evocative paint-and-plaster art school smell. There's the familiar acidic "bite" in the steam. The tea itself is fragrant and smooth with notes of buckwheat. Only 3 infusions from the $9 sample shown here. Unlike Qi Zhong tea, there are no traces of brown scum on the sides of the gaiwan. This is an undeniably beautiful tea and, correspondingly, it is also exceptionally expensive at $62 for 2 oz.
This tea is from Red Blossom.

Tasting notes and photography by @gaiwanstyle.