Gongfu!
Amani was kind enough to gift this tea to me! As soon as I smelled the dry tea leaf, I knew this was going to such a rich and decadent session. The notes of cooked plums and molasses cake were so aromatic and intense!! Steeped up the liquor was dense and borderline syrupy with a mix of almost festive feeling spices and stewed fruits – still with the plum and molasses notes I was getting prior to brewing. It sort of felt like a rum or brandy soaked fruit cake you might have over the holidays; a nice one with lots of allspice and nutmeg and real fruits instead of those fluorescent red and green cubes of candied fruit. Something that was probably a treasured family recipe, but also a thinly veiled excuse for your Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparent’s to get tipsy at Christmas.
I really enjoyed it a lot so, again, a big thank you to Amani for this sneak peek!!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy1jYHjuFiO/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGbCh3fOam4