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“Gongfu! Another tea that I was excited to brew up and share with Marika because it was one of my favourites that I brought home this year from the Toronto Tea Festival. We both really loved it, but...” Read full tasting note
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Gongfu!
Another tea that I was excited to brew up and share with Marika because it was one of my favourites that I brought home this year from the Toronto Tea Festival. We both really loved it, but I actually think it was her husband who liked it the most. I always feel really satisfied when I find a tea that Steve likes because he’s not quite as big a tea drinker as either of us are, but more just in the sense that his palate is much more particular.
It was the oaky, malty sort of smoothness of the tea that resonated with us all. I also really like the red fruit and vanilla sort of undertones, too. Sometimes the sips made me think of walnuts, and I enjoyed that a lot especially with the woodiness. Just a gentle fuzz of astringency as well. It’s distinct, for sure, and also probably my last session with it because the amount of leaf I left in the bag is really awkward. I’m thinking one last Western style cup after this…
