I had the Xingyang Golden Leaf Shu from Verdant Tea last night.
I took a trip through memory lane on the winged-tea leaves of cedar, caramel, chocolate malt, wet wood, damp earth, old man's beard moss, shoreline, and misty coastal forests. I recalled memories I didn't know existed and so did my husband. What a trip. Will have to go back...but not for a while; It was *that* good.
I'm pretty much a pu-noob, but still...I'm thinking one would have to be sense-less not to be somehow emotionally affected by this tea.
Has anyone else tried it? I'm curious to hear the experiences of others.
(And got any recommendations, considering I liked this one so much...?)
Nov 22nd, '11, 16:49
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Welcome to the other sideFiremoss wrote:I had the Xingyang Golden Leaf Shu from Verdant Tea last night.
I took a trip through memory lane on the winged-tea leaves of cedar, caramel, chocolate malt, wet wood, damp earth, old man's beard moss, shoreline, and misty coastal forests. I recalled memories I didn't know existed and so did my husband. What a trip. Will have to go back...but not for a while; It was *that* good.
I'm pretty much a pu-noob, but still...I'm thinking one would have to be sense-less not to be somehow emotionally affected by this tea.
Has anyone else tried it? I'm curious to hear the experiences of others.
(And got any recommendations, considering I liked this one so much...?)
Nov 22nd, '11, 18:23
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I do not see anything resembling greener grass over here!Firemoss wrote:
Whyyyyyyyyy, thank you.
So the grass *is* greener, eh?
Nov 23rd, '11, 18:17
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Re: My mind has exploded
Hello Firemoss. Thanks for sharing your 'wow' moment. Welcome to the "other side."
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I have had several of these moments recently, but I just tried an almost 40-year-old tea sheng this weekend, and it seriously blew my mind. It changed what I thought tea could be. I will try to post about it when I can get some pictures up later.
I am not new to pu, though neither am I terribly experienced, but I can gladly welcome you to our side of things. We are all a bit crazy, and we are glad to have you!
I am not new to pu, though neither am I terribly experienced, but I can gladly welcome you to our side of things. We are all a bit crazy, and we are glad to have you!
Re: My mind has exploded
Really looking forward to reading about your experience with the near-40 yr old sheng, NAT.
Nov 29th, '11, 11:10
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There is no turning backnight.owl wrote:Wow!
I think I better scramble over the fence
http://themandarinstea.blogspot.com/2008/08/vincer.html
Dec 8th, '11, 01:20
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Re: My mind has exploded
I have a new 1996 shou that is exploding my mind. It is great in everything but hongni (dunno why), and every time I sip it I want to scream "This is so freaking great!!!!" But since I teach small Korean children, I think they wouldn't get it. So I sip and smile in silence.