GV has been too kind to me - far too kind. This is an entire box of 1986 Yiwu "Chunya" [Spring Buds] from the well-reputed Sunsing teashop in Hong Kong. What a magnificent treat this tea has turned out to be, a parting gift from when we met recently.
Even the box is appealing
The maocha blend is ubiquitously small - it looks very old-fashioned, and I mean that in a good way. Taking a look at the image below, we can see that they are husky-chocolate in colour.
After the passing of some fairly serious deadlines, I am relaxing with a session of this as a treat on a Saturday morning, when I can give it the full time and attention that it deserves.
After the passing of some fairly serious deadlines, I am relaxing with a session of this as a treat on a Saturday morning, when I can give it the full time and attention that it deserves.
The wenxiangbei is filled with scents of spiced wood. The photograph below shows the deep burgundy colour of the soup, which fades to yellow-brown at the miniscus.
The flavour is superb: it has a gradual, dense character than adheres to the tongue and fills the mouth with a long huigan of creaminess and dark wood. It has excellent endurance in the mouth.
The flavour is superb: it has a gradual, dense character than adheres to the tongue and fills the mouth with a long huigan of creaminess and dark wood. It has excellent endurance in the mouth.
The huigan is so significant that it becomes impossible to take sips in rapid succession: each sip has such a lovely, wooden huigan that it must be allowed to develop fully in the throat after swallowing. This is a tea for when times are slow and the heart is calm.
The leaves last several days
Later infusions swell into a sweet-vanilla character that makes me glad to be aware of shengpu.
The leaves last me a further day of constant infusion in my office, until they are exhausted and delivering a sweet, pale yellow brew.
My hat is off to GV - an entirely excellent gift, and a wonderful Saturday.
The leaves last me a further day of constant infusion in my office, until they are exhausted and delivering a sweet, pale yellow brew.
My hat is off to GV - an entirely excellent gift, and a wonderful Saturday.
5 comments:
With friends such as this, who needs to get past the budgetary committee of the People's Republic of Lei!
Terje
Indeed! Better yet, why not have both? :)
Toodlepip,
Hobbes
Oh my, that sounds amazing.
For those who don't know, "chunya" is unopened buds, that's why he's called it "Spring Buds." They're from fairly early in the spring and some people feel it's a superior brew, like the golden tips of black tea. --Teaternity
Totally agreed with the upper comment. you are so lucky to have friends like this.
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