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I had a proper, really lovely, slow start day with this shu puerh! With this being my first day off in a good few weeks (work has been mega-busy), I really wanted to treat myself and this lovely tea seemed like just the thing!

I broke off quite a generous chunk – probably a good 8-10g, tbh. But after the rinse, I was pretty convinced I was on the right track – it just gave off the most fabulously deep aroma! After leaving it to rest for a good 10 minutes, I came back and drank my way through a good for infusions – the second, third, and fourth were particularly excellent. Lovely deep notes of raisins, treacle, brown-sugar and caramel, with a surprisingly warming back-of-throat feel. It had a pretty delicious, almost creamy texture too.

I really wanna cold brew this, so I’m gonna see if I have a good vessel for it and give it a try tonight. The leaves still have a lovely smell, and I know I’d have still got a good three-six more normal infusions, so hopefully it’ll yield a really delicious result… :D

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Junior doctor and casual tea-drinker.

It’s been a busy few years for me – I’ve graduated from med school and I’m now working full time as a junior doctor in a small UK hospital. I’ve returned Steepster to continue to learn, take recommendations and share my experiences :-)

I remain particularly keen to try lots of new teas, especially Pu Erhs and Oolongs!

I’m also happy to swap, particularly within the UK! If you see anything in my cupboard that you wanna try, please don’t be afraid to ask! Most of them I have at least 25 g of, so a 5 g sample or so will be no trouble :-)

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