This morning, I’ve been sipping on Special Dark. It’s my second review of it.
You know a tea is good when at the end of your cup, just to make sure you’re not leaving one tiny drop behind, you make a slurping sound that could totally compete with your vacuum cleaner.
I was in the mood for a decadent cocoa mouthfeel and that’s what I got. I like to steep it longer than suggested, not that there’s anything wrong with the predetermined parameters, but just because I can achieve a more bittersweet dark chocolate taste that way.
I still get raisiny notes as well, dried fruits.
I broke 3, yes, 3 Yixing clay pots in a short while. (Expensive habit).
Now that I have replaced them all, I’m very carefully preparing for the seasoning. One will be dedicated to oolong, one for Sheng and one for Shou. This being my favourite shou pu’erh of the moment, it’s been elected to serve as my seasoning tea. It brakes my heart to sacrifice it, but it’s an investment that will pay back I’m sure :-)
(Have to remember to order more than one once next time!)
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MAN, that’s a lot of clay pots :(
I’ve had the same horrible £5 value range plastic kettle from Morrisons since last May. Also this tea sounds magnificent.
Hey Sami, next time I break 3 pots in a row, I’m switching to £5 plastic kettle, no questions, lol!
I’m just as much of teaware junkie as I am for tea, very bad habit…
I expect I would be if I had, like, an income! I miss having more than 4 mugs :p
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MAN, that’s a lot of clay pots :(
I’ve had the same horrible £5 value range plastic kettle from Morrisons since last May. Also this tea sounds magnificent.
Hey Sami, next time I break 3 pots in a row, I’m switching to £5 plastic kettle, no questions, lol!
I’m just as much of teaware junkie as I am for tea, very bad habit…
I expect I would be if I had, like, an income! I miss having more than 4 mugs :p