Backlog 1/30/2022

Sipdown

I brought out the 7g sample of the Puerh.uk’s 2003 Yiwu Wan Gong (later to be confirmed by the seller that it may be closer to a 2010 leafy material from unknown regions. They posted a blog on the mix-up/added an update to the name/threw a discount on the tea) during a virtual session with a friend. We’ve started to take time on Sunday mornings to sip and catch up for 30-60 minutes. We live a few hours away, so it’s difficult having the time to meetup with both of our work schedules.

I was given a coupon code to redeem some money after a specific amount spent, so I took the luxury to try some higher graded material that I’d typically avoid, due to my rule of “drinking good tea on a budget.” This was an inexpensive tea sample, but it came highly recommended by the vendor.

Dry leaf: Woods chips & timothy hay

Wet leaf: wood, minerals, campfire, timothy hay, pine sap

1st and 2nd infusions—Steeped at 15 seconds. Flavor profile: crispy like a pear and lingering woody notes.

3rd and 4th infusions—Steeped at 25 seconds. Flavor profile: Steamed fruits (pears and peaches) & hay. Starting to get mouth-drying.

5th and 6th infusions—Steeped at 35 seconds. Flavor profile: Lingering bitterness, very mouth drying; unsweetened pears.

7th and 8th infusions—Steeped at 45 seconds. Flavor profile: Hay, wood chips, lingering pear notes, impossibly mouth-drying, and no bitterness.

9th-13th infusions—60 seconds. “Losing track of all thought and spacing out. Super tea drunk. Energetic and tired. Might nap or I may venture out into the wilderness/run my errands.”

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