2010 Douji "Hetianxia"

Oh, shupu. With your idiosyncratic ways.  Your occasional violent bacterial payloads.  Your charming woodiness.

I've never come across a Douji shupu.  I figured that after waking early following a particular nasty Indian meal last night, the comfort of a nice shupu is just what the doctor ordered.

The cake's name, Hetianxia [her-tee'an-shee'ah] roughly means "peace-world".  Even Douji's shupu, it seems,  is reliable.

Most importantly, it's clean.  I like its full body, and its sweet nature.  This 2010 version is unusually interesting for a shupu, being resonant in the mouth, and actively captivating.  You can't say that about many shupu cakes.

I finish the tea, clear away the pots, and then build a charming set of nested tables, all before the sun has risen.

I shall tell my dear wife that the tables must have been assembled by helpful imps...