2013 YYT Sifang Cha - Private Reserve

In a Sentence

Lightweight, floral blend with rich body.

Wet Leaf Aroma

Barnyard, floral, sweet, honey, forest, honeysuckle, musk, slightly vegetal

Tasting Notes

The first steep is light and floral-sweet, with a delicate vegetal note reminiscent of moss. Also a comfortable vegetal bitterness emerges, adding body to the floral lightness. The mossy character persists, accompanied by a returning licorice/sugarcane sweetness. Hints of maturing complexity appear, though the overall taste remains more simply layered compared to other blends (still good complexity compared to a single origin) A fruity, herbal sweetness lingers throughout, maintaining the tea’s original brightness.

What it feels like

Calming and grown up.

Quick

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Details

Entry Date

29.03.2025

Country

China

Region

Blend: Tongqinghe, Lengshuihe, Paxihe, Bohetang, Wangong and Chawangshu.

Storage

Taiwan

Link

puerhguy.com

Properties

Qi (1-5) i The tea’s felt effect on body and mind.

3 comfy and not overpowering. Feels like grown up trees

Journal

Overall, it shares a similar light and sweet profile with other YYT teas I’ve noticed, such as YYT Lao Dingjiazhai and YYT Ban Po Lao Zhai as well as some of Tea Urchin’s similarly aged Yiwu contemporaries. This characteristic is goes well with my tastebuds, but I feel it could be thicker/heavier. What I like in this tea, however, is its added complexity (being a blend) and the (non aggressive)bitter notes.

I only have a small sample, but I can see this growing on me with deeper exploration.

2025-05

This time I brewed the tea in a Zini pot—and what a difference compared to the first session with a Hongni. The liquor feels juicier, thicker, and more full-bodied. Bitterness and vegetal notes still take the lead, but the added depth and the sweetness bring out a more rounded complexity overall.

Getting sweeter and juicier in the later steeps.