2021 spring Harvest
I am not feeling super sharp and wanted something simple, familiar, but fine today. That description is this tea to a “T”. I’ve found this harvest a little more “earthy” than past ones so decided to see if I could draw out the complexities with grandpa style (I’ve somehow never done that before with this tea).
Gongfu Session Steep Count: rinse + 5
Aroma: Milk chocolate with honeycomb; sweet, dark malt.
The velvety earth profile of milk chocolate, rasins, and bready malt are supported by lovely secondary notes of caramel, sweet potato, and molasses. First steep is smooth milk chocolate, second is more in line with unsweetened cocao, third steep smooths out again with spice, etc. I’ll have to do another gongfu session when I’m feeling better and have an attention span; this tea deserves it.
Flavors: Bread, Chocolate, Cocoa, Earthy, Malt, Milk, Molasses, Raisins, Smooth, Sweet Potatoes
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How wonderful that you have this one at hand too!
I hope you are beginning to feel better and a bit more like yourself. It sucks to be under the weather.
I’ve yet to take a positive turn so I’m frustrated and trending on whiny (sorry). I have a “kickass” cough now that kept me awake all night, and I’m going for a test on the 1st if it doesn’t let up before then. At least I can still smell and taste things, the rest of my family is ok, and I’m in a position where I can isolate easily!! Silver Linings D:
Whining is good and helpful for recovery from sucky symptoms of things.
My father used to make me strong black tea with a whole lemon, pulp and juice, two big spoons of good pure honey, and a couple of glugs of dark rum. And then stay in bed under the covers. Strongly recommend this , if available.
Good thing about the test, just in case. Hopefully, you will be on the mend before that.
Yay for silver linings, but get better soon anyway. <3
Haha! That sounds good. I may recreate that this evening :)
It is very good and very effective. Let me know how it goes.
How wonderful that you have this one at hand too!
I hope you are beginning to feel better and a bit more like yourself. It sucks to be under the weather.
I’ve yet to take a positive turn so I’m frustrated and trending on whiny (sorry). I have a “kickass” cough now that kept me awake all night, and I’m going for a test on the 1st if it doesn’t let up before then. At least I can still smell and taste things, the rest of my family is ok, and I’m in a position where I can isolate easily!! Silver Linings D:
Whining is good and helpful for recovery from sucky symptoms of things.
My father used to make me strong black tea with a whole lemon, pulp and juice, two big spoons of good pure honey, and a couple of glugs of dark rum. And then stay in bed under the covers. Strongly recommend this , if available.
Good thing about the test, just in case. Hopefully, you will be on the mend before that.
Yay for silver linings, but get better soon anyway. <3
Haha! That sounds good. I may recreate that this evening :)
It is very good and very effective. Let me know how it goes.