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“Gongfu Sipdown (2137)! Sipping on the last of this sample from VariaTEA with some sliced up starfruit that’s probably a day or two past its prime. I was meaning to get around to enjoying this...” Read full tasting note
“From subscription box The last few days have been so hectic. Today is my third day trying this one out and I am finally getting a change to notice it let alone drink it while its hot or make any...” Read full tasting note
“Y is for…Yunnan Black Gold Another black tea that’s alright but nothing special. Stone fruit, malt and honey.” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown! making progress that’s for sure :)” Read full tasting note
From high up in the mountains of Simao comes this malty sweet gem, a wonderful every day tea universally enjoyed by all types of palates and tastes. It brews to a good, strong, clean finish, with subtle notes of cocoa and a peachy tartness. Appreciate this one on its own without any additives.
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Gongfu Sipdown (2137)!
Sipping on the last of this sample from VariaTEA with some sliced up starfruit that’s probably a day or two past its prime. I was meaning to get around to enjoying this fruit paired with some tea earlier in the week but, as I’ve been sick, this is my first proper tea session in a couple days. Apparently two days without posting on IG is enough to trigger a check in from friends (I got a call from Marika earlier today just to check if everything was okay because I was radio silent on the social media front), so this is to say that I am alive and well enough.
Palate is still a bit dead; I’m getting the pop of acidity from the fruit and a lot of baked bread notes from the black tea but everything is a bit foggy and muted. This contrast pairing would probably work a lot better if I could actually fully taste it, but I didn’t want to let the fruit go to waste waiting for that to happen. Still, it feels pretty good mentally to be brewing again after a couple days pause.
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpa9d1KOf2d/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDut0S-3des
From subscription box
The last few days have been so hectic. Today is my third day trying this one out and I am finally getting a change to notice it let alone drink it while its hot or make any notes.
This one almost seems to have a toasty flavor, but its very subtle. Not normally something I enjoy, but its not getting in the way here.
It also has a bit of a drying affect in the mouth, more than I am used to in the black teas I have tried from Yunnan.
I’d say more, but I just slathered the lower half of my right leg with Icy Hot, so now everything tastes and smells like menthol. Not good planning on my part. I will have to return to this one another day.
It’s amazing how smell and taste can mess with overall perception of tea.
Of just about everything. Our perception of flavor is actually a combination of taste and smell. That’s part of the reason why things just don’t taste right when you get a head cold.
And why Icy Hot can utterly ruin a nice cup of tea :D
very subtle flavour here. starts out dark then sweet, and the flavour gets easier to detect when the tea has cooled down a little. perhaps i need to play with steeping times and temperatures to get a better understanding of this tea. its a tad too subtle for me.
Flavors: Dark Wood, Dried Fruit, Sweet
That’s really sweet of your friends to check in on you! Hope you feel better soon.
In hindsight it was incredibly sweet, though in the moment it was very concerning. I notoriously don’t like talking on the phone and the call was so out of the blue (and not proceeded by the usual text warning) that I was convinced in the moment that it was gonna be the type of call where someone tells you there’s been a horrible accident. So that was scary.