I’m not working right now so I can afford to have oolong Gungfu sessions in the afternoon, yay!
A Steepster member inspired me to drink this and read my book under a blanket, so that’s what I’m doing! I feel a little guilty though… Cause it’s a beautiful day outside…
How come tea wins over sunshine?
Oh, yeah, that’s right…tea wins over everything!!
So I’m having this beautiful tea. It is medium roasted and I have had it many times, just never logged it.
This one is a leaf hopper bitten tea, so you know it will be sweet! Using 7g in my beautiful Butiki Gaiwan.
The third steep is really the one that starts to give. That’s when the leaves start to unfurl. The difference between the second and the third steep is an explosion of sweetness!
This is all about lightly burnt toast and honey to me. Like really, if I burn my morning toasts a little and melt a bunch of gooey honey on top, this is what I’ll get. I so love that oven roasted quality, and it’s not smokey, not at all. It’s hard to explain, but this tea feels a bit like an alcoholic beverage, it numbs the tongue a little, like pu’erh does sometimes. It’s got nutty and fruity notes as well.
I have so many steeps in front of me… «Near…Far…WhereEeeever you are….My tea will go on, and on….» just sang my inner Celine Dion (oops, the windows are open, sorry neighbour)
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Oh how I miss this tea!! Enjoy a sip for me and a blanket:)
Haha! It’s all your fault TeaTiff!!
You can blame tea and a blanket on me any day. Sounds so nice!
And don’t forget the book!!! Here, I just dedicated my 7th steep to you dear ;-)
What are you reading?
(This is the dream day I want today. Instead, I’m at work and I’m pseudo-gongfu brewing.)
Cheri, I I’m reading Birdman from Mo Hayder, and English author I have just discovered. A pretty intense thriller!
And I feel for you, “pseudo-gongfu at work” lol.
Looks like you are tea drunk!
Yes!!! I guess I am boychik, alcohol and celine Dion in the same session would be too much to handle in any normal state of mind!!
:D
TheTeaFairy, at least I can sort of make it work for me in the office. I get to drink great tea all day long. That’s a bonus! If only I were curled up under a blankie with a really good book. Birdman sounds interesting. I will add it to my list to check out.
Sounds delicious! I wonder what “gui fei” means. When I was working at Ku Cha in Boulder, we were selling a Gui Fei, but it was a green/flower blooming tea.
Apparently it means concubine tea and is an uncommon oolong from Taiwan. It’s produced by a unique method: it’s briefly attacked by insects, tea green leaf hoppers. And it get’s it’s name from Yang Guifei – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Guifei
Oh how I miss this tea!! Enjoy a sip for me and a blanket:)
Haha! It’s all your fault TeaTiff!!
You can blame tea and a blanket on me any day. Sounds so nice!
And don’t forget the book!!! Here, I just dedicated my 7th steep to you dear ;-)
What are you reading?
(This is the dream day I want today. Instead, I’m at work and I’m pseudo-gongfu brewing.)
Cheri, I I’m reading Birdman from Mo Hayder, and English author I have just discovered. A pretty intense thriller!
And I feel for you, “pseudo-gongfu at work” lol.
Looks like you are tea drunk!
Yes!!! I guess I am boychik, alcohol and celine Dion in the same session would be too much to handle in any normal state of mind!!
:D
TheTeaFairy, at least I can sort of make it work for me in the office. I get to drink great tea all day long. That’s a bonus! If only I were curled up under a blankie with a really good book. Birdman sounds interesting. I will add it to my list to check out.
Sounds delicious! I wonder what “gui fei” means. When I was working at Ku Cha in Boulder, we were selling a Gui Fei, but it was a green/flower blooming tea.
Apparently it means concubine tea and is an uncommon oolong from Taiwan. It’s produced by a unique method: it’s briefly attacked by insects, tea green leaf hoppers. And it get’s it’s name from Yang Guifei – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Guifei