Kunming is an old factory. It's the '1' in the factory coding, to the '2' of Menghai and the '3' of Xiaguan.
Muchas gracias to Dr. Kim for this sample - it has a highly traditional blend of small leaves, which are darkening nicely. The tips are gaining a little rusty colour, on their journey into old age.
Muchas gracias to Dr. Kim for this sample - it has a highly traditional blend of small leaves, which are darkening nicely. The tips are gaining a little rusty colour, on their journey into old age.
Long, sweet, and thick scents herald a flavour of sweet woodiness. Vibrancy, and a pronounced cooling sensation make me breathe slowly. Superb tea.
A slightly smoky aftertaste makes it really rather meaty.
This fat, chubby flavour, packed with contents and that meatiness fit my mood, bringing me back to life after an evening spent punting in the cold summer air.
A slightly smoky aftertaste makes it really rather meaty.
This fat, chubby flavour, packed with contents and that meatiness fit my mood, bringing me back to life after an evening spent punting in the cold summer air.
Wouldn't it be nice if our cakes turned into teas like this? I hope we're not in for some unpleasant surprises!
I guess I can imagine what a "meaty" tea might taste like, but I'd like to sample a "chubby" or "fat" flavor. That's a bit more abstract but piques my curiosity. --Jason
ReplyDeleteChubby, beefy, "big", bold, sweaty, challenging. Lots of get your teeth into. That kind of thing. :)
ReplyDeleteToodlepip,
Hobbes
Related: one of my favourite lines from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels:
ReplyDelete"You're not funny, Tom. You're fat, and look as if you should be, but you're not."
That is funny. It occurs to me that a lot of people read these blogs if your offer filled up within several hours. And I guess a lot of people are going to sink their teeth into some fat (phat) teas now. --Jason
ReplyDeleteIt did fill up quickly, that's true. I should add that if anyone wishes to join the discussion after buying the samples themselves, they're more than welcome to do so - I bought mine, in fact.
ReplyDeleteToodlepip,
Hobbes
Banzhang is fat! haha
ReplyDeleteI was given a session of the new 09chang tai banzhang to be released around Oct (will blog it up by this weekend along with HK Tea Fair)
and this kun tie is great! Hows the storage condition like?
I'm looking forward to reading abuot it, sp1key!
ReplyDeleteThe storage on this Kunming cake was nice and dry.
Toodlepip,
Hobbes
Thats great! most that I've come across have a certain degree of wet storage.
ReplyDeletePunting, eh? Was it my photos that inspired you to get out on the water? (hopefully) :-)
ReplyDeleteDear CB,
ReplyDeleteHeh. Thankfully, punting isn't quite "The Perfect Storm" territory with which you're more familiar. :)
Think drifting along a river at 0.01 mph in the company of friends and a few jugs of Pimms!
Toodlepip,
Hobbes
That sounds quite pleasant, actually!
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