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It’s my birthday, so I decided to celebrate with this. I would have preferred some sheng, but this is what was available, so it will have to do. I opened the package and gave these old leaves a whiff. I was picking up some real old tones. I picked up some slight roast, parchment, and just a little bit of dry sweetness. I warmed up my new teapot and cups (Novak :D) and poured these little curls in. The scent deepened into a deep earth and dry minerals. This scent was a lot like a basement in the summer. It’s a good but oddly strange scent. I washed the leaves once and prepared for brewing. The steeped leaves had an amazing scent! I really loved the spice, musk, mineral aroma. I picked up some amazing pine resin scent with a background of smoke. The aroma was so good! The flavor was something unique. The taste began drying with some pleasant sour tones. The sip then developed to an intense pine flavor. I got a nice head high and body buzz from the drink. In later steeping I picked up some maple syrup sweetness. I was able to pull only about four good steeping sessions. The session was decent, but it wasn’t all that amazing. I thought that for the price this should be at least somewhat fantastic. However, it was still a good experience, and I still have some to try out. I will hopefully find a better suited birthday tea…

https://www.instagram.com/p/-HEtTiTGVS/?taken-by=haveteawilltravel

Flavors: Earth, Maple, Musty, Paper, Pine, Pleasantly Sour, Resin, Smoke, Sweet, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
curlygc

Happy Birthday!

Nicole

Happy, happy!

Lion

Happy Happy Birthday! :D
I often describe aged teas and Shou as smelling or tasting like basement as well, and it’s a positive observation for me too.

mrmopar

Happy Birthday!

Evol Ving Ness

Happy birthday to you!

Evol Ving Ness

It is my birthday too this week and now you have me planning several days in advance what super fabulous tea I will begin the day with.

carol who

Happy birthday!

Haveteawilltravel

Thank you all so much!

KiwiDelight

Happy Birthday! I hope it was wonderful. (belated since I didn’t have internet access)

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curlygc

Happy Birthday!

Nicole

Happy, happy!

Lion

Happy Happy Birthday! :D
I often describe aged teas and Shou as smelling or tasting like basement as well, and it’s a positive observation for me too.

mrmopar

Happy Birthday!

Evol Ving Ness

Happy birthday to you!

Evol Ving Ness

It is my birthday too this week and now you have me planning several days in advance what super fabulous tea I will begin the day with.

carol who

Happy birthday!

Haveteawilltravel

Thank you all so much!

KiwiDelight

Happy Birthday! I hope it was wonderful. (belated since I didn’t have internet access)

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Young and experienced Tea consumer. I’m continuously learning and developing knowledge about tea. If I have learned anything at all from the world of tea it is that I do not know anything about the world of tea. I enjoy good tea, and I try to acquire the best of the best. I usually brew gongfu but I’ve been known from time to time to resort back to western brewing.

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