Starting the morning off with this baby, though to be honest, i should have just stayed up all night. I’ve mentioned it before, shengs are not always my favourite. Give me a fabulous shou most days. I followed the instructions for loosening up this beautiful ball of tea. Thankfully, i read a few notes before to figure out how to manage this one.

Initially this is vegetal with a little bitterness at the end of the sip – i get a sense of sweetness but it disappears. In some sips it’s almost like the memory of smoke, without being smokey. It’ll be interesting to keep on with this one for the next little while, as i test and see where it takes me. more to come, and thanks omgsrsly for sending this one along!

Crimson Lotus Tea

Did you get any of the honey aroma from this one? That’s what I really like about it.

Sil

a little in the later steeps. It was really interesting! Plus i love the little ball :) keeps going forever!

Crimson Lotus Tea

It is super generous. We can brew one ball for days. It brews particularly well in Jianshui.

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Crimson Lotus Tea

Did you get any of the honey aroma from this one? That’s what I really like about it.

Sil

a little in the later steeps. It was really interesting! Plus i love the little ball :) keeps going forever!

Crimson Lotus Tea

It is super generous. We can brew one ball for days. It brews particularly well in Jianshui.

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So no real clue what to write about myself here. A friend got me into drinking loose tea and it’s something I thoroughly enjoy though I have nowhere near the experience that many folks on the boards seem to have.

My other interests are cycling, reading, board games, disney cruises, world of warcraft and dancing – in no particular order. I love travelling as well!

Most of that is on hold these days though, including tea drinking like I used to as I have a new little one who eats up all my spare time.

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