Gongfu!
This was day two of the Tiger Box from Volition/Yao Cha. I wasn’t expecting to see a yellow tea in the box, so it was pretty exciting! I think I ended up selecting a #teapot that was a little large for the tea sample provided, but I still enjoyed the session overall. There was a pleasant fresh green bean and edamame note that immediately caught my attention from the first infusion, complimented by a gentle peanut flavour that is one of the notes I appreciate the most in yellow tea – just slightly warm and toasty! While I would have loved a deeper and more pronounced nuttiness, I think the larger teapot I brewed in ended up creating a fair trade off; I don’t really typically favour bean-y notes in teas and brewed more mildly like this I believe the vegetal notes I got ended up being much more pleasant for me than they would have been otherwise!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZfMuNgus3z/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFVWhOd8H3E&ab_channel=TeddyGeigerVEVO