#fu brick

I used to work at a Panera Breads and after a certain amount of time spent there, I began to loath the smell of yeasty bread. This tea smells just like that. That Panera Bread kitchen and pantry, laying out all those cheese bagels in the morning, and smelling the yeast from the baked goods. The smell became sort of nauseating to me after a while. But, all this is to be expected from a Fu! Breaking into this brick I’m not seeing an overwhelming amount of golden flower. Which is a good thing — to me. That smell hits me right in the face every-time I go to sip it or open my gaiwan. Even the first few sips hit me right in the head, I think there’s a lot of caffeine and stuff happening in this one. I’ve found that a Fu tea is always the most likely to get me ‘too’ tea high. Leaves taste and smell very young, but the liquor color on this one is pretty dark. Flavor is sharp and fruity. Like under ripened bananas. Astringency is definitely there with that notorious Fu taste. This tea actually has a good four or five years of aging on it, but you wouldn’t be able to tell. The great thing about this tea is how affordable it is. A whole brick of Fu for pretty cheap! I’d recommend giving that a look, especially if all this sounds up your alley.

Maybe not the best tea to try my new cup with, but I had a control cup too! Like all good tea scientists.