Ah, she woke up over five months. I was relieved at that first sip, as I’ve been struggling with my crock humidity since moving up the mountain. I feel like Sisyphus, incessantly fighting my way up from 60%.
Anyway. Zisha pot. Clean barnyard in the first steep; candied orange peel in the bottom of the cup. Absolutely some smoky tobacco in the wet leaves, with an incense-herbaceousness like burning sage or rosemary. Cigarette, clove… but not a clove cigarette. Camphor, tang, deep tobacco notes. Mildly strappy. Qi/caffeine made me restless and hungry.
Flavors: Barnyard, Camphor, Clove, Herbaceous, Incense, Orange Zest, Smoke, Tangy, Tobacco
