Tight tea leaf covered with multi silver tea hairs.
Clear tea soup with brightness and goldenness.
Refreshing fragrance.
Varied tastes with long lasted Huigan.
Lingering tea flavor in mouth.
Some aged tea characters come out.
Recommended for daily drinking.
Except for the aging difference, there may be not so much difference on taste during "Te Tuo" series of each year according to personal experience. Though the harvested materials varied year by year and Xiaguan keeps updating the blend recipe gradually and the total appearance on same level.
Storage:
Guangzhou natural storage.
Background:
"Te Tuo" (特沱): an abbreviation of "Te Ji Tuo Cha"(特级沱茶), directly means "Special Grade Tuo Cha" made from special grade tea leaf (high ratio of tiny buds and young leave)
"Jia Tuo" (甲沱): an abbreviation of "Jia Ji Tuo Cha"(甲级沱茶), directly means "1st Grade Tuo Cha" made from 1st grade tea leaf (high ratio of young and large leave)
"Yi Ji Tuo Cha" (乙级沱茶): directly means "2nd Grade Tuo Cha" made from 2nd grade tea leaf (high ratio of large and strong tea leave)
"Bing Ji Tuo Cha" (丙级沱茶): directly means "3rd Grade Tuo Cha" made from 3rd grade tea leaf (high ratio of strong tea leave and stems)
"Da Zhong Tuo Cha" (大众沱茶): directly means "4th Grade Tuo Cha" made from 4th grade tea leaf (high ratio of rough tea leave and stems)