Yes please!! wow. It’s been a loooong time since I liked a Sheng. Uncooked is usually too light for me. I prefer the heavy stuff!
But this… was so good! The first infusion was amazing, with so many notes to it I know I’ll miss some.
First off, it was very sweet, and bready. but not like any bread I can name. Something about it was familiar, I just cannot pinpoint how!! agh, drives me nuts. I’ve been trying to figure it out all day. It had a certain depth to it as well, that I really enjoyed.
My fave part though, was the menthol. Oh yes, it was very refreshing and yet mild. Highly enjoyable.
Tao tells me that this is a limited edition, aged since 2007 so I feel very lucky to have tried it. Esp since I almost put it back when I saw that it was uncooked!
Thank you Tao for sharing your favourite tea!!
Anyhow, I must try the last of this in a Gawain. It deserves a Gawain. Seriously folks.
Rating: 96
On a side note, I’m still grinning from my tea date with fellow Steepsters yesterday… but I’m also a little freaked out by the motorcycle accident that happened right in front of us. Spun out swerving to avoid a turning car maybe fifteen feet from us and bounced on the pavement like a rag doll. The rider was ok, he got up and walked around, nothing broken and only a scraped knee. Still, my heart was on overdrive for almost an hr after. See, 20+ years ago, my cousin, passed away because of just such an accident and ever since, those machines have given me the creeps. Even now, I can’t shake the feeling that it could have been SO much worse. The motorcyclist had excellent reflexes and did just what he was supposed to do based on what friends who drive have told me… and yet here I am imagining all sorts of terrible scenarios. and today… I am missing my cousin.
Sorry for the essay. I just had to get that off my chest. Anyone who drives, please be careful!!
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So sorry for your cousin! My uncle used to ride a motorcycle, but he finally had to give it up when he developed MS. Kind of a silver lining to the Dx, if you ask me…he does have a wife and a son…
Question, why are so many people now writing the rating into their reviews? Are the rating scales not working for some people, or is this a mass revolt against Steepster?
thanks Daniel. I’m so glad your Uncle gave up the motorcycle. I’m sad to hear he’s got MS though. I hope he finds some meds that staves it off for a long time.
For some reason my browser doesn’t allow me to rate anymore. There is no happy face to drag across!
Oh dear! Poor Bloom! And yes…what’s with the rating being hidden?
thx Bonnie. if I ever figure it out I’ll let you know! but I’ll tell ya one thing… my ratings have been more honest this way. I don’t feel any remorse over rating a tea I shouldn’t this way! (ie if I dislike it for reasons other than tea quality) it doesn’t lower the rating.
Thanks, Indigo. He seems to be doing pretty good. Apparently, California weather helps him a lot, so that’s where his family moved! We don’t see them in person much anymore, and it’s usually only his wife that comes up to Canada to visit, but we see a lot of their “backyard pool party” pictures on Facebook. You almost end up jealous, really. LOL.
that makes sense! if I ever get MS, I’ll be sure to move to Cali :)
I love pool parties :P
I can just imagine the trauma of witnessing that accident, knowing you lost a family member this way… I lost a dear friend this summer to a motorcycle accident, luck was not on his side. Glad the guy you saw was ok…
Oh, so sorry you saw that! When I see a motorcycle, I position my car to “protect” them from people who may not see them! Usually they take off and weave in and out of traffic, being smaller and more agile than most cars, but when I am near them I keep my eyes glued to them and do what I can! I guess it is partly because my hubby loves long distance road bicycling and i feel like he is vulnerable on those country roads that are 55 miles an hour!
TeaFairy: I’m so sorry you lost your friend. That is so sad :(
Ashmanra: thanks, it was not something I’d want to relive. Tell hubby to stay safe!
So sorry for your cousin! My uncle used to ride a motorcycle, but he finally had to give it up when he developed MS. Kind of a silver lining to the Dx, if you ask me…he does have a wife and a son…
Question, why are so many people now writing the rating into their reviews? Are the rating scales not working for some people, or is this a mass revolt against Steepster?
thanks Daniel. I’m so glad your Uncle gave up the motorcycle. I’m sad to hear he’s got MS though. I hope he finds some meds that staves it off for a long time.
For some reason my browser doesn’t allow me to rate anymore. There is no happy face to drag across!
Oh dear! Poor Bloom! And yes…what’s with the rating being hidden?
thx Bonnie. if I ever figure it out I’ll let you know! but I’ll tell ya one thing… my ratings have been more honest this way. I don’t feel any remorse over rating a tea I shouldn’t this way! (ie if I dislike it for reasons other than tea quality) it doesn’t lower the rating.
Thanks, Indigo. He seems to be doing pretty good. Apparently, California weather helps him a lot, so that’s where his family moved! We don’t see them in person much anymore, and it’s usually only his wife that comes up to Canada to visit, but we see a lot of their “backyard pool party” pictures on Facebook. You almost end up jealous, really. LOL.
that makes sense! if I ever get MS, I’ll be sure to move to Cali :)
I love pool parties :P
I can just imagine the trauma of witnessing that accident, knowing you lost a family member this way… I lost a dear friend this summer to a motorcycle accident, luck was not on his side. Glad the guy you saw was ok…
Oh, so sorry you saw that! When I see a motorcycle, I position my car to “protect” them from people who may not see them! Usually they take off and weave in and out of traffic, being smaller and more agile than most cars, but when I am near them I keep my eyes glued to them and do what I can! I guess it is partly because my hubby loves long distance road bicycling and i feel like he is vulnerable on those country roads that are 55 miles an hour!
TeaFairy: I’m so sorry you lost your friend. That is so sad :(
Ashmanra: thanks, it was not something I’d want to relive. Tell hubby to stay safe!