This is a hybrid tea from white2tea. From their website: “Picked and processed most similarly to yueguangbai moonlight white tea that has been shade dried, this tea was also intentionally partially oxidized, about half way to being a black tea.”

Brewing setup: 7g in a gaiwan brewed at 95C.

Dry leaf aroma: faint fruity sweetness

Wet leaf aroma: fruity sweetness and florals

Tasting notes: the tea has a pleasantly thick, almost oily mouthfeel. Flavors of orange blossom, raspberries, and honey abound. The endurance is strong on this one, allowing many steeps throughout the day.

Overall this is a very lovely tea that both me and my partner enjoy drinking. It’s very unique, exhibiting characteristics that are present in white teas, black teas, and oolong teas due to its unique processing method. Not only would I buy a full cake of this tea, but I actually did buy a full cake of this tea. Unfortunately when our order arrived though, it only contained a 25g sample instead of the full 200g cake I ordered. Hopefully we can get this fixed and we’ll have our full cake sent to us soon.