And why have I not tried this tea before? Because I’ve been stupid, that’s why!
Using 7g for medium gaiwan.
It’s such a beautiful leaf. A mix of pale green, gold, and dark purplish brown.
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Oh, that’s a big wow…I’ve been drinking it two days in a row. It’s probably one of the best pu’erh sheng I have drank so far.
It’s so sweet! Really, at one point during the session, it felt like I was drinking honey. It has none of the acidic astringency sometimes found in sheng.
It’s just a tad smokey, and that smoke seems to fade away as the tea gets sweeter. Cause yes, it keeps getting sweeter. I taste sweet corn…and buttered green beans.
it’s also a little woody, some cedar and fresh camphor notes at the end of the sip make my tongue tingle and my body warm. I love that feeling…
It’s so juicy, and it’s as if it sparkles in my mouth like fine champaign would.
20 + gongfu steeps and it keeps on giving…
Happy mouth. Happy soul. Happy fairy.
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I am so jealous that I can barely stand it. I had some less than amazing purple tea experiences in the past, so I skipped this one. Now I am kicking myself!!!!
That makes two of us…I’m kicking for ordering so little!!!
Blaarrgghh.. maybe I will just order some. I want more Foxy Roxy also, Foxy Roxy.
Lol. Who the hell is foxy roxy???
(Innocent face)
She’s some girl I know. Cute. Fun at parties. You know the type. :p
Haha!!
Wait a minute… Fun at parties? Fairy, you holding out on me?
Lol, i invited you but you didn’t come silly!!! Moon parties, sheng parties…RIGHT HERE ON STEEPSTER :-)
Excellent tea.
The fact that you like it, makes me like it even more mrmopar :-)
Excellent descriptive review!
We used to sell 2010 and 2011 harvests. The smoke note didn’t really start until 2012, which shocked me a bit when I first tasted 2012. This is one of my special teas that I only brew when I know I can dedicate at least 10 steepings to.
I am so jealous that I can barely stand it. I had some less than amazing purple tea experiences in the past, so I skipped this one. Now I am kicking myself!!!!
That makes two of us…I’m kicking for ordering so little!!!
Blaarrgghh.. maybe I will just order some. I want more Foxy Roxy also, Foxy Roxy.
Lol. Who the hell is foxy roxy???
(Innocent face)
She’s some girl I know. Cute. Fun at parties. You know the type. :p
Haha!!
Wait a minute… Fun at parties? Fairy, you holding out on me?
Lol, i invited you but you didn’t come silly!!! Moon parties, sheng parties…RIGHT HERE ON STEEPSTER :-)
Excellent tea.
The fact that you like it, makes me like it even more mrmopar :-)
Excellent descriptive review!
We used to sell 2010 and 2011 harvests. The smoke note didn’t really start until 2012, which shocked me a bit when I first tasted 2012. This is one of my special teas that I only brew when I know I can dedicate at least 10 steepings to.