This is a beautiful tea. This gongfu session will be one of my most memorable. I’m going to break this down to help describe this cake fully.
Dry Leaf:
This is truly prized maocha. The dry leaf consists of long and slender leaves. The stems are thick, and the leaf is large. These dark gold and bronze tendrils carry a sweet grape and lightly oiled leather scent. I took a deep inhale from my jar. This is an enticing aroma.
Warmed Leaf:
I warmed these treasures in my yixing. The aroma grew more in depth and became thick. A swift inhale brought me images of plump grapes, winter honey, and buckwheat syrup. This was going to be a tasteful brew.
Steeped Leaves:
I washed this once and prepared brewing. The leaves are massive and mostly intact. These long pale jade leaves become soft and sweet. They smell of stewed zucchini and have a thick vegetable aroma.
Finally, The Brew:
This is beyond fantastic! This drink is perfectly balanced. The brew starts with a thick honey sweetness. Then, it tips over into a light bitterness. The flavors of pepper and syrup combine. The major point of this brew, was its Qi. I’ve never felt anything like this. I’ve drank some aged sheng with a powerful kick, but this was an entirely different animal. The third steeping left me foggy, sweating, focused, and pumping with adrenaline. It was a mix between immense power and perfect serenity. The fifth steeping arose the question “can I really drink more…?” I managed to slowly continuing brewing. The brew became ever sweeter and smooth. The liquor remained a dull bronze color. I lost track of how many times I steeped these leaves. The qi walked along side me sip by sip. The flavor became completely floral in later steeping. The sips were like delicate orchids mixed with slight nectar. This is by far my favorite sheng so far. I’ve never encountered such a brilliant brew. I am so grateful to be able to try this, and I can’t wait to share this with others.
P.S. I wish the ratings could go past 100 xp
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Flavors: Floral, Honeysuckle, Orchids, Pepper, Sweet, Winter Honey, Zucchini
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Fantastic review
I feel like this tea has a truly unique qi. On top of the calm and relaxed feeling I get from a lot of other great teas there is an intense focused, alertness that comes with this tea that I haven’t experienced with anything else. I think another round with this tea is fast approaching
I couldn’t agree more. I felt something different from the rest. I’m going to let mine sit in storage and relax a little. I drank this a little over 24hrs of rest from its journey.
Yeah I find a couple weeks of sitting and opening up the bag a few times will help
I usually do about 3-4 days, but this time my patience was dwindling hahah
Oh trust me there have been plenty times where I knew I should wait and knew I wasn’t lol
hahahahah I’m glad I’m not the only one xD
I’m a 3-gram girl on this tea.
It’s powerful hahah.
Fantastic review
I feel like this tea has a truly unique qi. On top of the calm and relaxed feeling I get from a lot of other great teas there is an intense focused, alertness that comes with this tea that I haven’t experienced with anything else. I think another round with this tea is fast approaching
I couldn’t agree more. I felt something different from the rest. I’m going to let mine sit in storage and relax a little. I drank this a little over 24hrs of rest from its journey.
Yeah I find a couple weeks of sitting and opening up the bag a few times will help
I usually do about 3-4 days, but this time my patience was dwindling hahah
Oh trust me there have been plenty times where I knew I should wait and knew I wasn’t lol
hahahahah I’m glad I’m not the only one xD
I’m a 3-gram girl on this tea.
It’s powerful hahah.