Spring 2009 'Lily flower' Wenshan Baozhong storage test (2)

1 month later, I have retested the Spring Baozhong stored in 5 different containers. With more time passing the impact of the jar on the tea should be more obvious. (Also, I have kept the jars in a place in my apartment that has a rather strong airflow).

First, the smell from these 6 jars and 1 bag. I start from the left to use the plastic bag as a standard, since this is how Oolongs and Baozhongs are usually packaged

1. Bag: a plastic smell (of course!). As for the tea, it smells still fresh, strong and flowery.

2. Yixing jar: moisture and a weaker smell.

3. Pewter jar: strong metallic smell (sorry again for stating the obvious!). It feels not natural and 'green'.

4. Mini jar: big loss of fragrance

5. White jar: fine, but somewhat weaker smell.

6. Double Happiness jar: fine (refined) fragrance, ample and still concentrated,

7. Big Qinghua jar with plate as cover: similar to previous jar, but smell is a little more diffuse (probably due to the bigger opening).
Next, I brewed from the 5 most distinctively different jars. 3 grams in a competition cup:

1. Plastic: standard

2. Pewter: more intense, fresher and 'greener'. Even the brew was the greenest color of all 5.

3. Yixing jar: weaker taste, but sweeter and no astringency. No bitterness either this time. But fresh feeling was very subdued.

4. White jar: Loss of some freshness and fragrance. A little strange and artificial astringent taste. This jar (without the foil) isn't suited to store fresh Baozhong. (It was better with roasted Baozhong). Maybe the design of the lid explains the loss. It would help to keep it wrapped in some fabric to reduce the air flow.

5. Double Happiness qinghua jar: Conentrated and fine. The tea feels less fresh than from the pewter, but it is more refined, rounder and harmonious (natural). Possible explanation for this good result: this jar was wood fired and not made industrially.

Update: Here are the pictures that Chris requested in the comments section.
The lid of the qinghua and zisha jars are simple and cover the neck of the jar. I

The pewter has a two lids.