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Welp, here we go again. Time for another hurricane in about four days supposedly. We have plenty of water stored up and I have purchased a cast iron hibachi so I can still make tea even if the power goes out, so with the addition of milk, bread, and toilet paper, I would say we are as ready as we can get.

Yesterday our kids came to celebrate my husband’s birthday and the birthday of my daughter-in-law, our own ChelseaRae. This requires a lot of tea, and that tea is usually puerh for our gatherings. Shu pu, specifically.

My eldest daughter, Superanna, had been to Chicago recently and went to an Adagio store. How did I not realize they had brick and mortar stores? She brought back three teas for me and this is the only one I have tried because these leaves just keep giving.

Reviews are all over the place. Some say the dry leaves have no aroma. Mine are quite aromatic. Some say this is very fishy. There is a hint of fish but overwhelmingly I smell compost (I like that) and horse. The main comment yesterday was “just the right amount of horse.” Maybe we are weird.

We really, really like this. First steep was close to three minutes but after that, I just let the leaves kiss the water because it was instantly DARK DARK DARK. And so good. It has great body, an oily heft, and so wet you gulp it down. Steep after steep was consumed and I have made another steep today. It is fresh and clean tasting and I have been drinking solo and with my meals. Really good stuff and a nice daily drinker to look forward to.