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