2026 Ya An Mao Feng

Ya An Mao Feng — Fuxuan #9. 3g. 100 ml gaiwan. 90°C water.

The dry leaves are one bud with two leaves, straight, yellow-green. The tips are sharp, a fine down showing. The scent is cool. A light roasted nut note sits low, closer to cashew and apricot kernel. Alongside it, a clear roasted soybean note runs through, dry, grain-like, with a thin trace of dry ginger.

Warmed in the gaiwan, the scent shifts. Chestnut comes up first, closer to cooked chestnut, warm but not heavy. The roasted soybean note remains, now rounder, sitting in the body. A green note follows, like asparagus just passing. Underneath, a faint floral line appears, mixed with wild herb, not held, not fixed.

The liquor is clear. In the mouth, it lands direct, then spreads across. The body is full, carrying weight without slowing the flow. No bitterness, no rough edge. The taste is forward, but stays clean. Freshness runs through the middle, lifting the body.

As it moves back, the body stays intact. The line remains clean. Nothing rises. The taste settles, then a steady sweetness returns from the throat, holding without interruption.

Across the infusions, the structure stays. The body remains full, the fresh line holds. The finish is clear, with a long, continuous sweet return.