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Xin Gong Yi New CraftChina, White Tea

This is a white tea, if you can believe it. It's oxidized well beyond anything you'd see in a typical white tea so the leaf is nearly all brown. Deep dark brown with yellow hairy tips and lightly twisted shape. The smell from the dry leaf is intensely sweet, the kind of cocoa sweetness you get from Yunnan black teas. The infusion is smooth with a tempered bitterness. It is wildly fragrant and flavorful. The mouthfeel is creamy and slippery. There is a considerable amount of leaf fuzz in the brew so a strainer is recommended. The wet leaf is large, swamp-green, with serrated edges. $3 sample yielded 3 infusions and I bought 4 oz more for $32. A favorite ❤️.
This tea is from Red Blossom.

Tasting notes and photography by @gaiwanstyle.