You know, I’ve been drinking this one a lot lately, and it’s grown on me. The dry leaf smells very rich, smoky, and caramelly. And today, when I steeped it, I got a sweet smoky note very reminiscent of my beloved Golden Yunnan.
I tend to do 1 tablespoon for 2 cups. This morning I steeped it for about 3 minutes (didn’t really keep count) and the liquor was a beautiful dark brown like coffee. A nice tea for a Saturday morning!
PS: I think I’ve gone a little tea crazy this week! Ubacat and I have agreed to split up some monthly tea boxes (she’s ordering from YS, I’m ordering from White2Tea, and we’ll each share half), then I bought some paper pouches on eBay, and just this morning I bought a pu’erh pick! It’s taking all of my willpower not to buy White2Tea’s $40 4-cake sampler kit.
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Love this one. And I’ve been a little nuts lately with tea and tea ware, too. :)
This was the pu’erh knife I bought. I thought it would be a better choice for a beginner like me than a pick: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/201378363537
I don’t know anything about pu stuff, but that’s a very aesthetically pleasing knife. :)
….um, and I just bought samples of 2 more teas from a local tea company. (I should stop now.)
I just ordered from Golden Tips and yesterday from Mountain Tea Co. & Yunnan Sourcing. I’ve been drooling over gongfu sets this afternoon. I need to stop, too. :)
Oh man, don’t get me started there! I know that if I start shelling out for tiny pots and stuff on eBay, I’ll never stop.
I’ve been drooling over some cups on Aliexpress for a long time too. Hmmm , maybe I’ll go checkout the discussion on teaware lust….
Love this one. And I’ve been a little nuts lately with tea and tea ware, too. :)
This was the pu’erh knife I bought. I thought it would be a better choice for a beginner like me than a pick: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/201378363537
I don’t know anything about pu stuff, but that’s a very aesthetically pleasing knife. :)
….um, and I just bought samples of 2 more teas from a local tea company. (I should stop now.)
I just ordered from Golden Tips and yesterday from Mountain Tea Co. & Yunnan Sourcing. I’ve been drooling over gongfu sets this afternoon. I need to stop, too. :)
Oh man, don’t get me started there! I know that if I start shelling out for tiny pots and stuff on eBay, I’ll never stop.
I’ve been drooling over some cups on Aliexpress for a long time too. Hmmm , maybe I’ll go checkout the discussion on teaware lust….