square metallic tray oolong_taiwan coating the entire mouth like

coating the entire mouth like a cooling breeze

buzzing like an electric current

a warm waft of baking flour hits the nostrils while the tongue receives gradually more intense doses of savory shiitake mushroom and bitter cacao

the small leaves that make up this black tea are brimming with the aromas of a Chinese apothecary and its mysterious herbal cabinets filled with dried ginseng

square metallic tray oolong_taiwan coating the entire mouth likeGlinting quietly on the tea table, this ceramic block gashed by jagged openings resembles rock melting around a vent or hewn from veins of precious ore. The pitted, grey surface has been filled above with pockets of lustrous glaze and sunk at its center to make a place for a teapot or gaiwan, and any drips or discards will gravitate through the openings into the hollow interior. A discreet hole in the side allows emptying when full (and possibly even