880 Tasting Notes
Darn. I was really hoping that I wouldn’t like this shou because Tao is located in Canada and takes a long while to ship to NYC. But… darnit… I love this. I am such a sucker for cute little tuo cha and I am an even bigger sucker for rice. The aroma is amazing. My entire apartment smells like sweet sticky rice. I can totally see this becoming my everyday, relaxing shou. I will have to find a place in Chinatown that sells these in bulk.
Obvious notes of sticky rice, earthiness, and cream. The body is thick and heavy. It coats the tongue with either oiliness or cream, I cannot decide. It has a nice length. The throat has a strange cooling effect that reminds me of mint. It’s a very lasting effect.
It’s a perfect, little, inexpensive tuo. :)
Preparation
If you have any to spare, that would be very much appreciated. However, truly, I do not want to inconvenience you!
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So far, this is my favorite Tieguanyin. I got about seven infusions out of it, from yesterday to today. Very relaxing to drink. I will definitely write more about it the next time I drink it. :)
Seventh steep brewing photos:
http://tea-pet.tumblr.com/post/73378289610/beauti-full-leaves-xiv
Preparation
Drank this yesterday right before dinner. This is my go-to tea for when my stomach hurts. The flavor is hardly palatable, but the medicinal effect is amazing.
Yesterday was a very special day and I didn’t want to ruin it by having a stomach ache. What made drinking this fairly icky brew more enjoyable was drinking it out of one of the gifts I received. :)
Tea gifts:
http://tea-pet.tumblr.com/post/73322754879/wonderful-gifts
Preparation
You are so lucky. Great gifts! I thought that the cup is huge, pics could be deceiving. I just love the cup, would definitely get it for myself. Can you share the source?;)
Aw, thank you! I believe it was purchased at The Tea Shoppe in Nolita. I think the cup is about 6oz… :)
