Finally, a good experience with Dong Hao Pao. I've had lots of things that said they were DHP, and sadly for me a few of them were the very first teas I ever tried and
lord-gawd, how I hated them. Please don't make me drink those not good Da Hong Paos ever again? I'll be good, I swear.
Luckily for me, Oriental Beauty was amongst those initial samples as well, and kept me from quitting altogether and onto the path of tea.
So, I bought
this tea because
this guy...
said it was good. Yes, I take advice from people who look like goofy male versions of myself. I don't know this guy, but I like this guy. His blog article here is why I bought this tea. I grow weary of reading descriptions on tea sites about their DHP offerings, I grow weary of hoping for something good, so when this came out, and then I visited the wondrous website of
Four Seasons Tea I felt a immediate little thrill go through me and ordered some right away. This is a pretty darn pricey tea. Over $19 for an 8 gram amount of tea, for me that is high, so I only bought two. Included in my box were samples galore which makes me feel pretty alright about having spent money on myself right at X-mas time, a time I generally just kick back, get
'all-dude' and don't do or buy much of anything.
But reading my much admired Lazy Literatus' article on this tea had me at the Four Seasons site and ordering within moments of finishing the article.
I am super glad I did. I won't go into details about the tea, just click the links and find out for yourself, and for gawd's sake, get a little before it is gone!
the continued lingering after taste right now as I write this is still a lovely reminder of what waits for me back at my tea table and I am heading back in for some more steeps! This is HEAVEN, man!
