Gongfu Sipdown (2322)!
Though there’s a slight mineral note akin to wet stones, most of this session is subtle, subdued stonefruit notes. A lot like the dried apricots that my grandmother used to keep on hand as a “healthy snack” when we visited in the summer. Those little pucks of preserved apricot were so tough to chew that they could keep us busy for at least ten minutes gnawing through them, and, in hindsight, maybe that was the point!? Between the three of us kids, I’m sure we were A LOT of unbridled energy to handle for those multi week stretches of time. Comparatively, this tea is much more pleasant and effortless than fighting through what was probably several years old dried fruits, but it’s still steeped in a very welcome feeling of nostalgia…
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuxWmcrOuZT/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1BV103mbAY