Yu Qi Lin 玉麒麟
Yu Qi Lin 玉麒麟
From Hui Yuan Keng in Wu Yi Shan, this Spring 2024 Yan Cha is an exceptionally rare indigenous cultivar, unfamiliar even to many seasoned connoisseurs. Hui Yuan’s reserved, timeless character complements this bready cultivar, giving the tea a distinctive yolky quality and a quietly substantial texture rather than showy aromatics. An unexpected note of paper adds another dimension to the finish.
This tea’s region can also be experienced in the field through the Educational Tea Tour — Wu Yi Shan.
This tea is featured in Wu Long Guided Tastings — Yan Cha, an on-demand paid course on Udemy.
- TypeWu Long · Yan Cha
- TerroirWu Yi Shan · Fu Jian
- CultivarYu Qi Lin
The Three Pillars · 玉麒麟
Hui Yuan Keng, Wu Yi Shan, Fu Jian Province, China
Yu Qi Lin
Wu Long · Yan Cha
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Hui Yuan Keng · Spring 2024
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A Connoisseur's Note
聞乾茶：淡淡煙草，紙板、集中的番石榴香氣，淡淡兔子腋毛。
熱乾茶：酸果香、番石榴香、烘烤煙草、米餅。
第一泡：杯蓋米糕，其後奶香。葉底岩韻、毫香。
聞湯奶香花香混合。
入口奶香花香從後鼻腔晃晃悠悠回落到喉頭。湯體中等偏飽滿，滋味棉柔軟糯，風味物質可觀，平衡度非常好。涼感緩慢呈現於喉頭上顎交界，良久後微辣從喉頭延伸至舌面後半段。餘味辣涼如柄，置於喉頭至舌面中段。餘味悠長溫柔。
微涼滋味更濃郁，奶香花香落回喉頭更直接，風味物質漸漸變厚。辣涼更快，辣延伸到舌面前段。10秒後生津呈現，溫柔浸潤。
更涼後煙草、花香、隨後奶香、米糕香氣，節奏分明。涼中蘊甜，喉頭漸強，其後舌下兩側生津輕緩。舌尖澀感微現，逐步延伸至牙床。餘味力道漸顯。
空杯烤奶皮香濃郁。