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Modern cultivar, floral, lovely, kind. Sprouts a lot, very beliebt with commercial farmers. Gefällig, especially in Summer; more subtle in winter.
Sijichun Mingjian 2017 Winter
Western (against Nantou 16 and Wuyi reference blend): Both Taiwanese leaf smell. Empty cup for winter quite upfront, closed. Dense rain forest, very unlike Wuyi's deepness. Spring a bit more open, but lacking the Wuyi depth also. Nose quite pleasant, but not terribly fruity, juicy, maybe cuces and ananas (for both Sijichuns). A lot juicier than Wuyi. I find the cup is very similar to the
Qingxins I've tried, juicy, flower stalks, but a bit fast. Spring a bit more compact. This impression is still true as the tea chills down
Menglin describes it as a new varietal that was serendipidously found in Muzha. Floral, fresh, Maiglöckchen und Flieder.
Blind Western (23 I 19): greenery, fresh. Juicy and quick, a bit plump maybe?
In subsequent GFC, a distinct green cinnamon note comes forth.
Sijichun Nantou 2016 Frühling
Blind Western (6 II 19): full, round, roasted. extremely pleasant nose, makes me think of winter. a wee bit of leather, some acidity; very long echo in the mouth.
Western (6 II 19): cinnamon hoch 5! lighter style, not as heavily roasted. Maiglöckchen when I think of them, but general fruitiness is more to the front. Cinnamon nose dissipates as it cools, and it becomes a bit greener.
Western (7 II 19): A little bit of cinnamon and dough. Hint of tulips, fresh flowers. Light and lively, still some cinnamon; but also freshness.
Blind Western (10 III 19): more cinnamon, forest. Green cinnamon, stalks, but somehow santified. Pinch of bitterness and salt; some flowers, too. Sijichun tuned.
Blind Western (11 IV 19): light, narcissus, a bit vanilla. Quince jam! Cup very light and fast, pleasant, light vanilla sugar. Spring flowers. QA, Sijichun! (A lot less tea cinnamon this time.)
Song SSJ
Blind Western (2 II 20): sticky sweet, cookie dough; some vanillated flower stalks. Also some flower water staleness and yellowness. Cup sweet, very elegant sweetness actually. Long echo, indeed, I think sugared peas and Maiglöckchen. Didn't guess right.
Western (2 II 20): cookie dough, but also some green bitterness. A bit too sticky for my taste. Cup round, sweet; ah, but some greenery sharpness peeks forth.