{"product_id":"first-kiss-2","title":"first kiss (soft•bloom pressing)","description":"\u003cp\u003ean aging pressing of our best selling ancient tree red tea from hoang su phi, vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewe pressed these cakes as an experiment 4 years ago, to see what would shape from the contemporary strengths we had come to anticipate with first kiss. what we’ve received is a tea so deep, so rounded and profoundly special. the fire has rested, bringing out immense honey-filled viscosity. the cha qi seems to have rounded out too, exploring an encompassing range that grounds internally, while very much ascending and permeating outward. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethis is one of the most special teas we have ever shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprevious to pressing, first kiss is known to be a deep \u0026amp; complex red tea made by our dear friends hoang \u0026amp; yen from the wild tea trees directly across the path from their production hut. these are trees under humble care of the quang family, a little red ddal family of three generations under one roof, with these trees as their backyard for the past 200 years at least.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhen we first started working together, I requested their production stocklists for the year, the only description that accompanied this tea was a poetic musing from the first time he produced and then sat with the tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor the past years, I’ve felt it most serving to simply share his words in company to this tea. This year feels no different.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“When the first rays of spring's sun come to dispel the dull cold of long winter days,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe old tea tree wakes from a long sleep,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esprouting green shoots that stand out above musty spindly branches.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI gently work with the young buds, but tremble with intense emotion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach hour, every minute, and every second the tea leaves change,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003egiving off the fragrance as if telling me the story of the season.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen she changes her young green outfit to a dark pink wing, dotted with distant chalk rose pink.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA seductive floral scent that contains all the scents of spring flowers,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA delicate silk-like sweetness that makes me flutter.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSuddenly I see a couple in naive, naive confusion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI call it the first kiss.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hive","offers":[{"title":"200g","offer_id":51366824837418,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/6721\/4890\/files\/C9454959-0716-4CB1-B236-C57E0C196C61.jpg?v=1775101465","url":"https:\/\/www.subtlebodies.space\/products\/first-kiss-2","provider":"a space of subtle bodies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}