Grandpa is my preferred brewing method for this shou since the compact square takes too damn long to break open gong fu.
Channel Orange is not a complicated tea but it’s rewarding on a cold and stormy February day. It reminds me of a fuzzy polyester blanket that features scenes of nature, or maybe a wolf or bald eagle, and becomes matted with years of use. That kind of blanket you’ve had since 1991 and never wash. Your smell and maybe your dog’s are embedded in it.
That’s not to say this tea is dirty or smells like a dog! — it’s a very clean shou. Clean earth, dark wood and minerals, cleansing citrus, a bit spicy. I get notes of pine and cedar here and there. Tingly, mouthwatering, oily, light to medium body. The chenpi is more evident on the sip and lingers lightly in the mouth. A bright, warm note for a dull day!
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lol derk. Your ability to describe things often leaves long-lasting impressions in my head.
:)
Hahaha, I love that description too!
I have several of those blankets!
“That’s not to say this tea is dirty or smells like a dog!” is my favorite thing I’ve read here now. It would go great on a tea cup.
gmathis: Those blankets were a ubiquitous part of my youth. Everybody had one and they all smelled different.
lol derk. Your ability to describe things often leaves long-lasting impressions in my head.
:)
Hahaha, I love that description too!
I have several of those blankets!
“That’s not to say this tea is dirty or smells like a dog!” is my favorite thing I’ve read here now. It would go great on a tea cup.
gmathis: Those blankets were a ubiquitous part of my youth. Everybody had one and they all smelled different.