Yang Mei (楊梅香, Yáng Méi Xiāng, "Yumberry Fragrance") - This classic Phoenix tea comes to us from Master A Long of Chaozhou. It’s dry fragrance is of dried strawberries and blueberries while the wet leaves take on a more sweetly floral aroma. The mouthfeel is distinctly creamy while the flavor vacillates between notes of yumberry (a Chinese tree berry after which the tea is named) and dehydrated strawberry, sweetened condensed milk with hints of rose and holy basil flower.
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Yang Mei
I purchased this tea on the recommendation of a friend, and I'm so glad I did. I would have been happy with his tea just inhaling the aroma of the dry leaves in the warm gaiwan! The taste of the brewed tea reminded me of the little wild strawberries that I used to gather on the beach where I grew up. I am very pleased with this fruity oolong.