It’s a big subject and so many variables come into play and ripe and raw, as you know, are also two different animals as is the decision to blend or do single leaves. Let’s see if I can just free-form this on the keyboard and make any sense.
What a difference that one week made as I allowed more of the post-pressing moisture to dissipate. The fullness of flavor began to return and the aroma deepened. A month later, even better.