This was not my originally intended afternoon tea. A new can of matcha from Yunomi with a ‘new’ FB marketplace chawan was my intention. But suddenly I saw the last bit I had of this peeking out of the package, and I knew it was time. Being born in the 80s, I felt a nice jive with this one. Grammarly, wants me to make jive into vibe but I’m not doing it…
The aroma of the dry leaf seems to have faded, but the intense 1800s house of the wet leaf is still there. And quite pungent. This is the type of tea that you need a snack with. It’s a bit heavy in the tummy. WOW, that smells so old! I know that sounds terrible, but anytime I open the gaiwan, I’m immediately hit with old decaying wood, mushrooms, some dark cherry wood, a bit of grandma’s basement…. I just had a sad realization that I don’t have a grandparent’s basement to recheck that smell anymore…
More tea. I made a video. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dbqTScIZKs0
The Grandma’s Basement smell is so recognizable!