first time trying this, and i did not get a shot at last year’s. brewed gongfu after a long work day; 4g:60ml in a porcelain gaiwan. i drank the rinse because i’m gross. ;) it was sweet, and cucumbery. the tea has picked my day right up.

it’s definitely on the sweet side. i haven’t been able to pull astringency out of it yet; closest that i’ve gotten is a tingling along the sides of the back of my tongue. it’s somehow light but thick-feeling? my teeth feel clean-shiny, too.

early on the wet leaf smells spicy-vegetal, and early flavour notes are reminiscent of cucumber. has some flavour components of a green oolong, too; kind of a buttery green vegetal flavour. there are definitely some other interesting flavours in there, particularly in some of the early steeps (i smelled them!), but i’m more in an enjoying mood than a dissection one.

this is really nice. for me, it’s probably suited to a particular tea-moodcraving. i look forward to drinking the remainder of my cake. :)

“whispering sunshine” seems like an appropriate name for it. i see the whisper — the flavours are there, you can hear the words, but they aren’t shouted at you. it’s got that sunshine warmth to wrap around you like a blanket, filling in all the nooks and crannies, just gently, like in the spring.
i’m into it.

Flavors: Cucumber, Sweet, Vegetal

Preparation
4 g 2 OZ / 60 ML
Matu

I look forward to getting to try some of CLT’s sheng for the first time this year :)

twinofmunin

Yes! :) I missed out last year due to my timing of re-entering the tea-internet…

Crimson Lotus Tea

What a fantastic review! Thank you. ❤️

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Matu

I look forward to getting to try some of CLT’s sheng for the first time this year :)

twinofmunin

Yes! :) I missed out last year due to my timing of re-entering the tea-internet…

Crimson Lotus Tea

What a fantastic review! Thank you. ❤️

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