I’ve been enjoying this tea this morning while cleaning my apartment. Lately I watched a few episodes of Hoarders and that show is really scary! I wonder how many of us are tea hoarders? At least I have no problem getting rid of things I don’t like but 2015 seems like a good year to focus on paring down the collection. I’d like to 1/2 the teas I have now and stop buying so many more.
So… on to this sample. It’s a little rolled ball of sheng puer. For such a young tea it is fairly mellow when you keep the steeping times short. When the steeping times are a bit longer (like 45 sec to 1 min) it gets very assertive and somewhat bitter. I guess it depends on how you like your tea. Around 15 seconds it is nice and earthy, mostly sweet with a bit of lemon. If I was in the market for another sheng to drink immediately, I would definitely consider a beeng. I did get a package of their mao cha which will suffice for now.
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Halve your cupboard of teas? Is that healthy?
lol… well I live in a studio apartment and my kitchen is tiny. So yes, I think so. :)
I’m certain there are legitimate tea hoarders on here!
Haha I too live in a studio with a tiny kitchen, so I can definitely relate on running out of cupboard space.
My BF says I have a tea warehouse… ;)
lol. im sure its not THAT bad. he has to see my “treasures” !
My cupboard says 208 currently.
Hah, show them mine!!! They will change their mind!
I don’t have all of my teas in the cupboard.
me neither . I cant handle the truth ;)
I have a crapload of samples that aren’t in my cupboard. And the teabag sampler from Lupicia, won’t bother adding those either. (denial!)
Halve your cupboard of teas? Is that healthy?
lol… well I live in a studio apartment and my kitchen is tiny. So yes, I think so. :)
I’m certain there are legitimate tea hoarders on here!
Haha I too live in a studio with a tiny kitchen, so I can definitely relate on running out of cupboard space.
My BF says I have a tea warehouse… ;)
lol. im sure its not THAT bad. he has to see my “treasures” !
My cupboard says 208 currently.
Hah, show them mine!!! They will change their mind!
I don’t have all of my teas in the cupboard.
me neither . I cant handle the truth ;)
I have a crapload of samples that aren’t in my cupboard. And the teabag sampler from Lupicia, won’t bother adding those either. (denial!)