A darker version of the 2023 Wild High Mountain Old Grove Shui Xian. This batch got an extra roasting to dehydrate it further, which makes it not as supple or succulent.
The former had higher mossy notes with rock sugar cane clarity; whereas the latter here with the extra roast concentrates the body more, adds some nuttiness, and deepens the Shui Xian flavor, followed with a pleasant dry bite of tingling yanyun "rock rhyme" at end.
*High Roast (preserves some vibrancy and fragrance); This is not a Zuhuo Full Traditional dark roast (heavily oxidized and dark).
Use a denser and harder purple clay zisha teapot to concentrate the fragrance more, as this tea can be pushed by using more leaves and hotter water. Brewing with less leaves will require longer brewing time, which will yield a more even brew.
