TASTING NOTES
Color : Honey gold.
Nose : Opens slightly brighter and punchier than Batch 1, with some prickliness from white pepper and cinnamon. This moves into more fruity-sweet of citrus, orange blossoms and sour plums. Some earthiness can be detected: light grass and pine wood come to mind. I'm also reminded somewhat of Heaven and Earth green tea.
Palate : Hits the tongue with warming spices, and coats it with an oiliness that was not as apparent in Batch 1. Amid the peppery spice, some sweeter notes of sour plums and stewed cherries emerges in contrast. There’s also dashings of honey notes, but with a subtle herbal ginseng accent that reminds me of the Chinese dessert gui ling gao [Tortoise jelly].
Finish : Long. A sweetness of brown sugar and butterscotch, joined by a lingering prickliness of chili spice. It ends with a slight astringency of a deepening oakiness and tobacco notes, a sprinkling of cocoa powder and a vegetal note of dried herbs.