Spring 2020 harvest.
So very green for an Wuyi oolong. The verdant leaf is visually cloaked by the roast and makes for a soft and deep floral bouquet aroma of gardenia a hint musty mixed with less pronounced darker notes of chocolate and cinnamon. I get the same in the mouth along with acidic forest floor, salty wet rocks, smooth malty suede, slight bitterness. Squash-like finish and bitter cacao aftertaste. The texture is somehow light yet full.
It all melds together pretty well but this tea’s energy was absolutely not jiving with my own. Initially the tea was very warming and relaxing but left me feeling cold over the course of the session. The sleep paralysis/lucid dream I experienced that night I attribute to the tea. The few times I’ve experienced sleep paralysis, it has started with a cold wind rushing over the ears with hurricane force and a complete lack of awareness of occupying an earthly vessel… It’s a very chilling and desolate experience.
Flavorwise, this was one of the better greenish yancha I’ve had. Ignoring the energetic effects, this tea is not inspiring for me; I tend to appreciate more oxidation and higher roast for yancha. Especially Qi Dan. I want warm woodiness with that lovely cinnamon note, not gardenias.
Flavors: Acidic, Biting, Cacao, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Compost, Dark Bittersweet, Drying, Floral, Forest Floor, Gardenias, Leather, Malt, Mineral, Nutty, Salt, Squash, Wet Rocks, Wet Wood
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Ugh, that sounds terrifying. Sending light.
Chilling indeed… never imagined a tea could induce night terrors like that
Oh no! I am so sorry you had that awful experience. Virtual hugs to you and prayers for such a good day that it erases all the bad energy hangover!
The first episode within the past half year was terrifying. This episode wasn’t too bad. Once I realized what was going on, I was able to guide my brain into a lucid dreamstate for a short time. It was too cold, though, so I forced myself awake.
In my college years, where I was catching sleep at weird hours of the day, I used to have terrible sleep paralysis. It is terrifying, even when there is a part of your brain that consciously knows what is going on and you tell yourself, “This isn’t real.” As I’ve gotten older and have a solid sleep pattern these days, I now rarely have an episode.
Ugh, that sounds terrifying. Sending light.
Chilling indeed… never imagined a tea could induce night terrors like that
Oh no! I am so sorry you had that awful experience. Virtual hugs to you and prayers for such a good day that it erases all the bad energy hangover!
The first episode within the past half year was terrifying. This episode wasn’t too bad. Once I realized what was going on, I was able to guide my brain into a lucid dreamstate for a short time. It was too cold, though, so I forced myself awake.
In my college years, where I was catching sleep at weird hours of the day, I used to have terrible sleep paralysis. It is terrifying, even when there is a part of your brain that consciously knows what is going on and you tell yourself, “This isn’t real.” As I’ve gotten older and have a solid sleep pattern these days, I now rarely have an episode.