Sunday, August 9th at 1:00pm
2202 Ave X, Brooklyn, New York
Every other Sunday, while the shop is closed, we set aside a couple of hours to brew and share tea with new and old friends, and you're invited :)
It's a casual, friendly tea tasting, where we try 3 different teas (see below). It will be either new arrivals, old favorites, or fresh samples. We will take time to explore their origins, how they were made, and what we're tasting. It's not a class or a lecture – just tea, conversation, and a chance to slow down and enjoy the moment :)
We like to keep it small – there are only 6 seats available, so if you're planning to come, it's a good idea to reserve your spot in advance. The price is nominal, to cover the cost of the teas we are tasting.
So, if you're free on this day and want to try some good teas with good people – join us. We'll be here, kettle on :)
This time, we will be tasting three newly arrived pu-erh teas:
• "Dragon Pearls" Mengku GuShu Ripe Pu-erh – This is a Shou Pu-erh from Mengku Town in Lincang. The leaf comes from trees of the Mengku Da Ye Zhong varietal that are over a hundred years old, growing in clean, high-altitude terroir. The tea is hand-rolled into dragon balls (龙珠 – Long Zhu). You will be pleasantly surprised by the cleanness of this shou. And it’s hard not to notice the Cha Qi (茶气) – calm, clear, wide-awake energy builds through the session and stays with you after the pot is empty.
• "Dragon Pearls" Qing Long Zhu Raw Pu-erh – These dragon pearls are rolled from early spring 2024 leaves picked at the Qinglong Mountain Tea Garden – an organic-certified garden in Mangpan, in the Linxiang District of Lincang. The cup carries baked green apple and honey, with a floral note. Later steepings shift toward green plum and orchid, sharper and brighter than the opening. A small bitterness rides the front of the palate but fades almost immediately into sweetness. Hui Gan (回甘 — "returning sweetness") follows fast, and a clear coolness opens in the throat – hallmarks of good Lincang material.
• "August" Mengku GuShu Raw Pu-erh – This tea cake is from the western slopes of Mengku, which faces the afternoon light and is known for deep, full-bodied tea with structure and good aging potential. The leaf comes from ancient tea gardens, sitting at roughly 1,800 meters, from trees over a hundred years old.
The aroma is strong and comes through right away: dried apricots with orchid sitting behind them. The taste follows the same fruit-forward direction but goes somewhere different. There is apple pie in the opening, sweet and baked, then ripe dark plums in the mid-palate that give the cup weight and a slight tartness. The finish is mineral and long, the kind that keeps going well after you've swallowed. The mouthfeel is thick and mellow. – It feels just like August.
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