This is a lightly roasted yancha from TeaCuppa.
They describe it as an affordable, daily oolong made from leaves that are not qualified for higher grade teas such as da hong pao.
I stuffed my tiny pot with leaves.
All the flavor is up front, light and floral, with bits of honey. This is a time to use bull shit adjectives like unpretentious in order to convey this tea's positive, unassuming simplicity. Not very nuanced, but pleasant; a beer with the guys kind of tea.
For me the leaves pay out after about four infusions.
3 comments:
Interesting description..."beer with the guys kind of tea"...
This leads me to ask, what would you classify as a champagne or wine with the girls type of tea? :-)
space samurai,
I want to thank you for your wonderful blog. I've been looking at various tea blogs as a way to amuse myself/ learn/ relax, and yours has so far been the best. Please keep it up. I need to develop my palate, and I'll definitely be using your reviews as reference points.
Aaron
Space -
That first photo is just stunning. I love the detail. Looks like that D40 is really working hard for you.
Are you using any touch up software yet?
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