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Qilan means rare orchid (奇蘭 or 奇兰), traditionally from Wuyi, Fijian. Menglin sais there's an incense note in the back, lingering, but never too obvious.
Verdant Tea Qilan
Western (21 III 19): peach kernels, christmas dough. Eine speckige Komponente! Cup: slightly bitter; stone-like, not terribly complex or pleasant. As it chills, more speckig still!
Western (Premium) (21 III 19) similar, more intense? doesn't have this speckige Note, more hot olive oil? Similar bitterness in cup, chloride stone. Stoney-ness more intense. A bit boring.
Qilan 2011 Mingjiang
Western (27 II 19): Sweet, very pleasant nose. A bit of fresh pineapple. Cup oily, fresh. Some mint, not peppermint, a tamer mint; quite simple in taste, but thick texture.
Menglin compares this tea to the lonely elegance of the orchid.
Western (2 III 19): Sweeter nose, easy drinking. Fresh & easy.
Qilan 2011 Fujian
Western (2 III 19): Very distinct nose, it's a mix of cucumbers, orchids. In the cup, quite interesting: dry, but not astingent, a bit woody, but not tanninic. Cucumber taste (very distinct), a bit of chloride, a bit of wood.
Blind Western (10 III 19): more earth; animalic, leathery in the mouth. Pleasant. Almost a bit rocky, but also a faint greenery in the back.
Western (21 III 19): (3) subtler, fuller, more sandalwood? A bit of greenery. Cup: very nice, round, also some bitterness, aber eingebunden in eine leichte Fruchtnote. This is very nice.