“I so badly want to say… ‘would you like a cup of tea?’”
I finished playing Undertale yesterday and I couldn’t stop crying my head off. I can’t get it out of my mind. If you like classic NES style nostalgic video games, or RPGs, or good humor, or good feels, or happiness, or peace in the world, or anything good, please pay the paltry $10 and play this game. It is life changing. I can’t drink a cup of tea now without thinking about its ending and its message. I’ll leave that to your curiosity if you haven’t played it. If you do you’ll know what I mean.
On to the Tieguanyin.
The fragrance of these dry leaves in a preheated gaiwan is very rich. They smell like flowers, honey, camphor, and maybe even cinnamon. The wet leaves are similar but have an even stronger aroma and the addition of vegetal, buttery notes.
The first infusion of this tea taste very buttery and creamy, lightly, floral, and has a surprise ending that tastes like peach and really lingers on the palate. Wasn’t expecting that!
Eerily, this tea infuses a very pale green color, almost colorless. It’s very cool. The leaves are giving off a more honey-sweet floral aroma after the second infusion, and the flavor of this infusion is more floral with notes of evergreen trees and clove. The third infusion is really buttery and sweet with a hint of tartness. The flavors of flowers and honey permeate with a very warming feeling.
Repeated infusions are similar and just as generous. This is the best Tie Guanyin I’ve tried, so I know where I’ll be buying mine next time I need to refill.
Flavors: Butter, Camphor, Flowers, Honey, Vegetal
