
The early days of the holiday soon settled into a nice routine.

Note – this post was started at stupid o’clock one midsummer’s morn when my creative juices and decision making processes alike were under the twin influences of sleep deprivation (cause:cat) and an awful lot of sheng Pu-erh, so if it comes across as odder than usual, then, well, y’know…

This Oolong came to me in the form of a 3 gram free sample that was kindly included in a recent purchase I made over at House of Tea.

I’ve actually had this cake for some time now. I bought it in January 2017, after spotting it on the old Canton Tea site.

Regular readers might remember that some time ago I popped over the Öresund strait and paid a day visit to Copenhagen in search of interesting leaves and cool tea toys.

I first heard about this book when it was recommended on some tea discussion forum or other, probably the /r/tea sub-Reddit.

My stash is quite modest compared to some folks – I guess that on average I have about 20-something teas in at any given time – and yet sometimes teas still get bought, sampled, and then quietly forgotten about.