I found this tea in the Beginners Puerh TTB. I actually have to credit Just John a bit for my new found love of whites, the moonlight variety especially. We swapped and he sent me a moonlight white that opened my eyes to the possibly depths of flavor there.
I steeped 4g in about 10-12oz of 180F water for 5 minutes, then 7, then 10.
Full disclosure: I was giving my wife a back massage using a Lavender and Chamomile massage oil and I brewed this tea as the “finishing touches” to the candle lit spa like experience. So, while drinking it, I believe the scent and possibly by extension the taste was a bit marred by that.
Overall, I was a bit underwhelmed with this tea. There was some nice flavor, sure. But it didn’t have an oomph or wow factor to it. I’d like to say it was delicate but I don’t want to confuse delicate for slightly bland. And again, perhaps the tasting was altered by the scent on my hands. Perhaps I just didn’t get the brewing parameters right. But, I don’t have any more sample on hand to play with and quite honestly I’m not sure this tea has convinced me to buy some in order to play with it. Especially not for the price I’m seeing it listed at.
I’m not usually this harsh on reviews but I was excited for this one and ended up not feeling it.
Flavors: Barnyard, Hay, Peach
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Lucky wife
Dr. Jim, you read my mind. How many folks give their spouse a back rub with the whole spa experience?
Happy wife = Happy life
Haha. Yeah, well she is pretty amazing and treats me very well so I try to keep her happy. Massages are one of her favorite things ever so I actually took a class a few years back to learn some different massage techniques. Hate to have that go to waste so I usually give her a massage a few times a week, give or take. I just like making her happy.
Lucky wife
Dr. Jim, you read my mind. How many folks give their spouse a back rub with the whole spa experience?
Happy wife = Happy life
Haha. Yeah, well she is pretty amazing and treats me very well so I try to keep her happy. Massages are one of her favorite things ever so I actually took a class a few years back to learn some different massage techniques. Hate to have that go to waste so I usually give her a massage a few times a week, give or take. I just like making her happy.