2020 harvest
Wow, this has an intense taste! I imagine it as rum balls filled with a blueberry-raspberry-vanilla bean-dark chocolate liqueur. The Wuyi ‘wet rock’ character is at a good level, letting the sweet and rich aromatics take center stage. There’s a playful oaky tannic-bitter feeling that gives some extra textural taste; later, that turns more prominent along with an astringent-drying quality but still with plenty of flavor. Not until 5 or 6 steeps in do I notice a vibrant osmanthus-brown sugar-vanilla aftertaste. The tea’s a slow bloomer in that regard. Very nice blended tea that I can see aging well!
I started working on my tea tray project again. After a year on the back burner. Bunch of salvaged white oak. Looks like I can make at least 5+ trays once I rip all the pieces. Hoping to have everything sanded this weekend :)
Flavors: Ash, Astringent, Bitter, Blueberry, Brown Sugar, Dark Chocolate, Drying, Espresso, Mineral, Oak, Osmanthus, Raspberry, Rum, Sweet, Tannin, Vanilla, Wet Rocks
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Sounds like an amazing project! Would love to see pics when you are done, or even work in progress ones!
Maybe once I start assembling them but definitely when they’re finished!
Repurposing is such a good thing to do with stuff people toss. Yah, I want to see the pics too. Oak is a good wood to use.
Me too, please!
Following our big storm a few months ago, some of the wood sat for a week in water that found its way into the garage. White oak has a great grain for my purpose. None of the wood warped and a little sanding took off the water stains. I think I’ll coat the inside of the trays with lacquer and only oil the visible wood to retain its natural modest character.
Not sure which oil are you going to use, but my father did a little experience with boiled linseed oil and it is wonderful. Not sure how it will look like on white oak though!
Yup, that’s the one! I’ll test it first. But first I have to learn how to make joints!
Ooh a tea tray project? It sounds beautiful already would love to see some pics at some point. (:
Sounds like an amazing project! Would love to see pics when you are done, or even work in progress ones!
Maybe once I start assembling them but definitely when they’re finished!
Repurposing is such a good thing to do with stuff people toss. Yah, I want to see the pics too. Oak is a good wood to use.
Me too, please!
Following our big storm a few months ago, some of the wood sat for a week in water that found its way into the garage. White oak has a great grain for my purpose. None of the wood warped and a little sanding took off the water stains. I think I’ll coat the inside of the trays with lacquer and only oil the visible wood to retain its natural modest character.
Not sure which oil are you going to use, but my father did a little experience with boiled linseed oil and it is wonderful. Not sure how it will look like on white oak though!
Yup, that’s the one! I’ll test it first. But first I have to learn how to make joints!
Ooh a tea tray project? It sounds beautiful already would love to see some pics at some point. (: