The penultimate day of my Advent calendar from Sara.
I went out earlier today and had a fancy shou pu-erh. Came home and pulled out of my advent calendar… a fancy shou pu-erh. I guess it’s that kind of day. :)
The scent is very mild and earthy. I brewed it western style as I’m not set up for gong fu at home, and I’m so out of it that I forgot to do a wash first.
So far, I like this one better than the 9016 Shou Pu-erh I had earlier today. I taste fruit and honey and a little earthy tone, in a nice balance.
The second steep has an even better balance. You’re walking in the woods. There’s no one around, and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot a falling leaf. There are falling leaves everywhere! They fall to the ground, honey colored, and somehow honey scented, and there is a variety of fallen fruit on the ground.
There is a hint of malt this time too.
The third steep is similar to the second. I kept meaning to rake the leaves once they dried, but then it rained again. Finally I raked them up wet, and it smelled kind of like this.
I’m going to keep steeping this until the flavor is all spent. I’ll comment if it changes.
Flavors: Earth, Fruity, Honey, Malt
Sounds lovely :)
I was amused last night that my cheap Art of Tea pu was more enjoyable than his $35-per-cup one, hahaha.