Well, good morning to YOU, too, pretty tea.
First, I would like to say that I put my big girl pants on and broke into this cake yesterday, after hemming and hawing around for several days. It does seem kind of a shame to break up such a lovely and perfect thing as a tea cake, but I got some great advice from my tea friends about starting from the indentation in the back of the cake. This made it easy, and I used extra care, so the cake still looks perfect on the front. It’s all carefully wrapped back up now.
Anyways..
Method: 3.3 g, 3 oz, 198 degrees, 10 sec rinse, 10-15-20 seconds, ru kilk gaiwan & Dr. Who mug
Dry Leaf Aroma: This smells clean and pleasant. A little foresty, but not really earthy. More like trees after a rain.
Brewing Aroma: This has a distinctly apricot smell, like I found in the Heart of the Old Tree 2012, also from Mandala. There’s also a mineral note and a very slight hint of seaweed, but only when I sniff really hard. It’s mainly fruit and fresh tree smells.
Flavor: The 3 steeps indicated above were combined into one mug.
Maybe I will only drink shengs for the rest of my life. I really haven’t had enough of them to say that, but I don’t care. I just love this. There are so many flavors all up in yo face. Being a novice, it’s hard to pick them all out, but I’m having a great time making the attempt.
There’s fruit, then a little bitterness, then a little sweetness, then a little dryness.
MOAR! MOAR! ALL YOUR SHENG ARE BELONG TO US!!!!!
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Welcome to the wonderful world of being a sheng-head
MMMmmmhhmmmm.
I’m creating a new tea classification called “Magic Mood Teas”. To qualify, the tea must improve my mood or in some way provide a noticeable pleasant physical effect. This one makes the cut. So. Much. Happy.
Heart of the Old Tree is such an epic name…
And I feel like I would like sheng puerhs, just from the flavor descriptions and such. Someday!
I think you will, Cam! I’m going to hold off on my shous for a little while. I think shengs have been easier for me to start with. So dang good!
shengs are great like that :) definitely magical!
I want to drink them ALL!
Garret set up us the bomb!
well Cameron yes, Heart of the Old Tree WAS an epic name. Too bad we ruined it by changing it to Hot Cowboy.
Hahaha Jamie!!!! Too funny!!!!
I just combines steeps 7,8,9 and am settling in with those. I overstepped 8 & 9, but this is still yummy!!!
Lady Gaga arrived, along with the LBCG. Life is good!!!!!
Cam: your tea is packed and ready to send out!!!!!
Hooray, can’t wait! :D You’re the best.
No, you are :p
WHAT YOU SAY!
Jamie’s comment is killing me.
Welcome to the wonderful world of being a sheng-head
MMMmmmhhmmmm.
I’m creating a new tea classification called “Magic Mood Teas”. To qualify, the tea must improve my mood or in some way provide a noticeable pleasant physical effect. This one makes the cut. So. Much. Happy.
Heart of the Old Tree is such an epic name…
And I feel like I would like sheng puerhs, just from the flavor descriptions and such. Someday!
I think you will, Cam! I’m going to hold off on my shous for a little while. I think shengs have been easier for me to start with. So dang good!
shengs are great like that :) definitely magical!
I want to drink them ALL!
Garret set up us the bomb!
well Cameron yes, Heart of the Old Tree WAS an epic name. Too bad we ruined it by changing it to Hot Cowboy.
Hahaha Jamie!!!! Too funny!!!!
I just combines steeps 7,8,9 and am settling in with those. I overstepped 8 & 9, but this is still yummy!!!
Lady Gaga arrived, along with the LBCG. Life is good!!!!!
Cam: your tea is packed and ready to send out!!!!!
Hooray, can’t wait! :D You’re the best.
No, you are :p
WHAT YOU SAY!
Jamie’s comment is killing me.