2016 sheng olympics. After my run-in with this ones younger brother (qi overload sent me to sleep after the 4th/5th steep, it hit me so nicely) I was expecting this one to be as strong, for me it wasnt as hard hitting, but crept up over the day.
Deeper aroma, still stonefruit but with a slight cooling menthol. Again I feel warm. Also some slight wet pile or leaves & twigs in there. Sweet nose makes it more like apricot & raspberry jam aroma.
Steep three, lovely taste. its less fussy being older, can take a bit more time with the brew. Even a bit of butter or milk was wrapped up in a tingling dry nommy mouthfeel.
Later steeps I pushed it a lot, revealing honey aroma with some sour from the pushing, i dont like to say bread, but something like that. maybe its yeasty? idk.
What I love about these two are that the stimulant effect is balanced nicely with the sedative effect, my mind felt clear but fuzzy. Its a nice feeling.
even later steeps I kept leaving in the gaiwan for ages and a pleasant soft sourness prevailed.
Nice stuff
Flavors: Apricot, Autumn Leaf Pile, Honey, Jam, Menthol, Pleasantly Sour, Raspberry
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nice – sounds like folks are having fun with this one heh
I didnt get it so much off this one, but the younger one caught me right off guard. Didnt expect to fall asleep at all
My heart was pumping with this one from the caffeine rush. I never got tired at all but that’s the joy of tea. We all get something different.
Is there a such thing as a Winter Leaf pile taste or only autumn and spring?
Aha! did you get the same thing as me? It was some sort of pile, but autumn didnt look right to me – are we on the same taste wavelength here and there are other piles?
nice – sounds like folks are having fun with this one heh
I didnt get it so much off this one, but the younger one caught me right off guard. Didnt expect to fall asleep at all
My heart was pumping with this one from the caffeine rush. I never got tired at all but that’s the joy of tea. We all get something different.
Is there a such thing as a Winter Leaf pile taste or only autumn and spring?
Aha! did you get the same thing as me? It was some sort of pile, but autumn didnt look right to me – are we on the same taste wavelength here and there are other piles?