A delightful afternoon tea, but works well any time of the day or night. Ideal for sitting on a cushioned, bay-window bench, feet tucked under, and day-dreaming the day away. Or, filling up your favorite thermos for a special early morning treat at that secret fishing hole.

I can’t claim to judge Tung Tings in general because in the past, whenever I tried Tung Ting as an alternative to my favorite roasted and oxidized oolongs, I found it too green, too sharp on the tongue and cold on the digestion. Hence my delight in IPOT’s cultivar this year. Smooth and round, deeply nuanced with flavors from the sip to the swallow, its rolled leaf is beautiful, dense, and grandly colored when opened. I’ve sampled other Tung Tings on rare occasion…. this one I look forward to brewing every time. A rich tea.