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I used the whole 2.2g of this sample from Dark Matter 2016 in my new 60mL gaiwan with 200 degree water. The dry leaves had a light sesame smell but were not particularly aromatic. Once they were wet however, the intense smell of toasted sesame with a slight fruit undertone was present in the aroma.

I didn’t rinse this one – I did steeps of 12s, 10s, 20s, 25s, 30s, 35s, 45s, 1m, 1.5m, 3m, 5m.

The first steep tasted like sweet toasty sesame with a subdued fruity aftertaste. The second steep, which may have been my favorite, exploded with a sweet creaminess that reminded me of vanilla the instant I took a sip. Steeps 3-4 were a sweet nutty flavor with a creamy fruit finish and just a bit of sweet spiciness that stayed in the mouth after the sip. The rest of the steeps were rather uniform with sweet nutty/sesame taste followed by a fruity finish. The fruit may have been raspberry, but I don’t know if I would have said that if it hadn’t been listed in the tasting notes on the bag. The nice and slightly creamy texture persisted through all of my steeps, though it did become just a bit weaker in the final ones.

This is a tea I might buy 50-100g of if it were available in those quantities, but it was interesting to try nonetheless. It didn’t really remind me of the only other Baozhong that I have tried at all. Also, why’s it called “5ample gram” if there’s 2g in the bag? Not a big deal, just confused me a bit.