Gongfu!
Had a session of this now that I’m past the worst part of a pretty awful cold. It’s my first session in a few days, so I picked something a little bit sweeter and softer to ease back into things. Tea is something that so many people drink when they’re sick, but I tend to do the opposite. Since the joy of tea (for me, anyway) is so centered around taste, I just find the muted flavours I experience when I’m sick make me feel even more dejected and that negative mental headspace certainly doesn’t help in pushing through the physical ailments of a cold…
Today I can taste the nuanced and delicately sweet notes of spun sugar that sort of define this sheng, as well as the lingering and mouth coating notes of ripe and sugary green melon that come at the end of each sip. I feel lighter and more awake than I have in several days. Though I was mostly already there before this session, I do feel like it sort of pushed me back over the edge. I think by tomorrow I’ll be right back to my regular tea drinking schedule.
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2VXoTwOEK8/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGl3GlrnMCQ