155 Tasting Notes
I ended up in the cowboy boot store on my lunch hour today. I came home to this shoo. The dry leaf had a very slight shoo aroma. I gave it a quick rinse @ 205, let it sit for a bit and started with a 1 minute steep. WHOA – it’s as black as Jerry Jones’ heart.
The first sip took me right back to the cowboy boot store with a nice smooth leather taste – yes, it tasted JUST like the boot store smelled. This is a big-ish leather, but not overwhelming like some. It has had time to age and smooth and it’s just lovely.
Subsequent steeps of 20s, 30s, 45s and then 1 minute and 2 minutes and it is still going. The leather has mellowed though still present. I’m enjoying the mellow body sensation – this was exactly what I needed this afternoon.
I stayed out late seeing one of my favorite musicians, Dave Alvin last night and this tea reminds me a bit of Dave’s voice – well aged, leathery and delicious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSU9vIzFCzk
And here’s a pic: http://instagram.com/p/rvJkVHQx20/?modal=true
Flavors: Leather
Preparation
So happy to be home. Because the GO lives here. nomnomnomnom
Yay, reunited, at last :-)
Yes! Home is where the noms are.
Hahaha, home is where the noms are. So much winning :-)
I’m so jealous. This tea did not make it to me in the (M)UTTB.
I can send you a little Cheri
Only if you want, and if I have something you’re interested in in exchange.
No I am not drinking this right now and I didn’t just finish any. I’m SQUEEEEEEEEEING because I HAVE some now and will get to have it before bed.
Oh my goodness!! She s back and she’s got the BEAR!!!!!!
YES! She’s back – with very little sleep and I’m about to get all beared-up y’all!
NOW I’m having some. Tastes different his time, but still just so good. LTF – lullaby indeed
I love the way the hand-blending makes it just a little different every time. Soulful.
Me too! I love not knowing who different it will be the next month. So relaxing right? Yay!
Ye I am relaxing with my dogs and my SB. I am NOT: working, flying, sitting in an airport, drinking bad tea.
Life is too short to drink bad tea. So one your travel set arrives, will you be bringing good shengs on business trips? I feel it’s important for me to ensure that you have appropriate tea experiences while traveling.
Friends don’t let friends drink bad sheng.
Yes! I will taking the good sheng and Golden Orchid. Comfrt zone!
I hated my hotel this time too – smelled like stale cigarettes in my allegedly non smoking hotel. It was icky
Yuck! Hopefully all your rooms in the future will be wonderful, but if not, at least you’ll have good tea :p
yes!
Welcome back! We missed you. And Enjoy This Tea!!!!
:)
I am so happy that I have this tea at this moment.
After a 14 hour work day and far too little sleep, I’m propped up in my comfy comfy bed with my dogs and my laptop and a big fat cup of this. By the time I finish it and snuggle my dogs for a while I think I might be almost human: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYUR3ec9Pqs
I am so glad you made it through the day, dearest. You are amazing!
I’m a tough little broad – but it seemed like that day was never gonna end. My boss kept texting me “go home” and I’m all, “um remember we promised to get this out TODAY?” I went and got sandwiches for my staff (because WTF one of them doesn’t eat PIZZA!!) and LOL I made everyone tea. They had big ole cups of Full-Steam (we were taming tigers dammit!) and I shenged with my little work sheng set up. I had a nice YS sheng which I need to write about on the pu page. I am so behind with all of that. How are you this morning sweetest?
Oh, I just finished boiling two of my yixings – my two favorite yixings SO FAR (I have a feeling that carved leafy one may rise quickly to the top once it gets here): my adorable purple YS one and the so cute Tranquil Heart Mandala one. Then I have to make decisions about what to seasons them with and I keep changing my mind.
Perfect song! Perfect tea…
Who doesn’t eat pizza in this world???
Missy, I’m so happy you love your pots, I love mind too, they’re lime little babies, are they not?
(I have to stop with those typos, and look at what I’m typing…)
Hahahaa!!!! I am the asshole employee who doesn’t eat pizza!!!! No cheese for me LOL
But there ARE pizza with no cheese!!! You just gotta ask :-)
TTF – I love you, but for realz? You can’t get good pizza around HERE without cheese. At home, I make a bangin’ vegan pizza, but at the pizza shop… well… let’s just say that veggies and sauce just doesn’t cut it :p
Kidding, love you even pizzaless ;-)
I like to use a tofu peanut sauce for an asian veggie pizza or sometimes I use vegan cheese, but ONLY in case of emergency. Vegan cheese isn’t so good LOL
I want a lime baby…..
Now are you making fun of me mrmopar??? Cause if you are, you’re totally right ;-)
I don’t eat pizza’s either. lol Can’t eat the crust or the cheese. Leaves only sauce, meat & veggies. Believe me, there are loads of people out there that have food allergies or sensitivities. So nice you got sandwiches instead for them.
OK perhaps I should mention that I live in Austin where you can literally get ANYTHING, including pizza: vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and any other -free you can imagine
I’m with Ubacat, I can’t have the crust or the cheese, so I usually layer veggies & meat sauce in a bowl, which is the same thing I have when others are having pasta. Once in awhile I feel left out, so I make Meatsa, yeah, you heard me: mash out seasoned ground meat in the shape of a small crust, bake it until it firms up & starts to brown, top it with sauce & veggies, & bake it a little longer. Slice & enjoy :)
There’s also a crust you can make in the dehydrator from thinly sliced onions & ground flax seed. It tastes like onion rings
I want a lime baby, too! ;)
Cauliflower pizza crust:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cauliflower-pizza-crust/
you’re welcome
I don’t know how I’ve never done a cauliflower pizza crust. I’m generally satisfied with just pepperoni and cheese in the microwave for low carb pizza alternatives.
Another easy crust is low-carb tortillas, though those use a small amount of gluten in them, which I don’t personally mind but others will.
Hmmmm… interesting
LOL! Y’all are too much!
I want a lime, baby! Then I can make my pure margarita when I get home from the tea shop.
Hahah! Ok, that was a cute one, guess I’ll try to embrace my typos from now on ;-) and yo, margarita = awesome!!
I have a lime baby, LOL, it’s my dwarf key lime tree. I can pick a lime anytime I want.
Dear Wild Monk:
I love you very very much. I love your little whiff of smoke. I love your juicy bits. I love your creamy bits. I love the way you make me feel happy and relaxed. I love you so very much that I can’t believe I’ve never written a note about you. WTH? Also, I love drinking you with the other two Wild Tea Triplets.
PS – I also love that I have a shitload of you.
Mmmmmmmmm bits…. :p
I have a happy sheng-face
Totally! I’m feeling all warm and happy
I love this tasting note. :))
@Dexter – I am in serious need of a moderator. Serious. Need. Because:
http://yunnansourcing.com/en/qin-zhou-pottery/3019-qin-zhou-teapot-engraved-leaves-180ml.html
Whoa this is GOOD! The LTF advised me to make it in a big mug and I’m so glad I did. If it got cold here, I would have this every single cold morning (and night). Comforting roasty yumminess. I followed LTF’s advice and added a little maple and a little almond milk and this is like drinking breakfast. Love!
Also, is it weird that I dumped the tea into a wee cup and added a little maple syrup and ate it?
Preparation
Lol, You did good kiddo ;-) It’s all pure goodness.
And it’s dexter who introduced me to this…I am so grateful!
I’m still nomming this – while making my grocery list to go get buckwheat pancake supplies
Bluberry buckwheat pankakes …that’s my favourite.
I will see if they have any organic blueberries at the co-op – which I am off to as I am hungry now.
This sounds like a great comfort tea!
It really is TK
My son brought me some that his Chinese roommate left behind when he moved back to China. It is good! I drank it plain, but you make me want to try it other ways, too!
Whenever I make sobacha, I try to save the grains for breakfast the next morning. Put the grains in a little bowl, mix them with yogurt, and you’re good to go.
I like cooked buckwheat cereal but never thought about tea grains.
It’s good!
Ooooohh lovely! Sounds deeeelish!!!
I am cruising through my stash this morning. This one makes me sigh in happiness. Happy enough that I might go back to sleep after I finish it
Mmmmmm I’m excited to try this one, when it arrives.
I’m shenging this AM. Happppyyyy!!!!
Oh, what a great idea missy :-)
And I’m Ailaoshaning this morning….I’m in a good place.
Sarsy. My little fashengista ;-)
Good morning, my little croissant! Aila, yums!!! How is Canada looking this beautiful AM?
Canada is humid and grey…hmmmm. I don’t care, I have good company and good tea, weeeheee!!! And how is cha qi this morning, any sheng sweat yet?
No, but I did just put my review up, and I mentioned that I feel a burn and an elevated heart rate!
When a person has those symptoms, they’re either dying or shenging, I suppose :p
Oh, you are fooooney :-)
I do try to keep you entertained :p
It’s working!!
I’m back awake now and Sarsy is already shenging. I love y’all
Sarsy Fashengista. That’s a superstar name.
I love it! Shengtastic!!!!
Total Superstar
Can’t wait to try it, love me some leather…
And mr alvin is very talented. Love him.
I love him very much <3
Boot tea!
Two of my favorite things!!
I need to learn to take better pics
Did you buy any boots? :)
As a matter of fact I did….http://instagram.com/p/rvNDVGwx8g/?modal=true
I am fortunate that I have really small feet and can wear kid’s sizes. Not all of my boots are kid’s size (in fact most are not), but sometimes I find some I like and they are way way way cheaper – these are kid’s size. Works with running shoes too :)
I like the gaiwan a lot. Really pretty. And the boots are cute!
Oh thank you!