This tea is really, REALLY rich in flavor. It has floral, honey, caramel notes. And it does well with multiple steeps.

This 2024 competition grade Jin Jun Mei is not as good as last year. Im disappointed

Flavorful, complex, and strong. The main notes for me are chocolate, dry apricots and some dark caramel; I call it "Parmesan Tea" because the flavor stays long in the mouth. This one definitely can replace a glass of a good red wine for me because of richness and complexity but without alcohol.

I probably should wait to review this until I've had another session. 15s at 90C first steep was amazing - sweet caramel, malteaser squares, digestive biscuits, vanilla cheesecake, walnuts, soft white oak. However, from the second step, the flavours really fused and gave an overall dry wood feel, losing a lot of the nuance and all top notes. Second steep was 20s at 90C and from that point onwards the session was underwhelming. I think very gentle may be the way to go with this one.

Nice black tea. Keeps it's taste for a loooong time.