Edit: Whoops. Thanks so much, Dexter! I really appreciate the sample. :)
This seems like a pretty typical shou.
But holy &^%*! I can FEEL THE WARMING that Cwyn mentions in her note. OMG. Whoa.
…whoa.
Let’s see how far I can get with this tea.
2x pour-in-pour-out rinses.
Steep 1: IDK, time. WHOA. Yeah, it smells a little of that fishy smell that shou puerh does at times. But the taste is all DARK TEA and WHOA.
Oh man. Is 7pm too early to go to bed? It is? Guess I should have more tea. Ok.
Steep 2: 4-5 seconds. That’s really dark. Little mushroomy-fishy smelling. That warming taste/feeling is still there. Wow. My mouth almost feels like I’ve been nomming spicy foods. But I haven’t. Sadly. (Oooh, maybe I should order in Chinese. Or not. I am feeling kinda lazy. And IDK if Vancouver has one of those things where you order and pay online so someone just drops off food for you and there is a minimum amount of interaction.) A bit of sweetness is lingering.
Steep 3: I just want to nod off. I’m still enjoying this, but I’m not sure I’d want a lot of it. Fairly smooth, that weird “spice” flavour, a bit of lingering bitterness/sweetness.
I’ve been distracted and have done more steeps. I think I shall thaw a steak and do some dishes and cook the steak and NOM IT. Because that’s what I think my body needs.
This made me smile :-)
Haha! Awesome. I’ve been all …squirrel! this evening. And I’m in bed and well fed now. :)