The Mini Toucha

A Travel-Ready Bliss Bomb

Hey Tea Explorers,

Have you ever tried a toucha? These little buttons of bliss are perfect companions for roadtrips, picnics, garden parties, faraway journeys, and inter-dimensional travel.

This one in particular is a long time friend that I encountered years ago at the Hidden Peak teahouse in Santa Cruz.

I’ll admit it…I love to throw these guys in a thermos. And let it steep for at least a half hour.

There may be tea wizards who might chide me for this, but I simply don’t care.

This toucha responds very well to thermos brewing. It gets dark, and thick, and incredibly rich and nutty.

True Facts: I have never met anyone who doesn’t like mini-toucha-thermos-tea. It’s simply never happened.

This thermos is 16oz, which is a surprisingly perfect ratio for these tiny joy nuggets.

*pro tip: leave about two inches of concentrated tea on the bottom of thermos, let sit for as long as you want, then keep adding water to get a deep steep every time.

Here it is Gong Fu style…

Despite how small the toucha is, the flavor delivery is full on.

The fragrance is a bit like the sultry smell of someone’s mouth after having eaten a handful of dates, almonds, and dried figs. Then washed it down with tree sap.

The flavor is mellow, balanced, smooth–like a nutty bouquet of earthy groundedness.

The Toucha does NOT over-caffeinate. It is quite gentle.

The Qi, in my opinion, is like how you might feel after taking the best nap of your life. A little soft and gentle but with full rejuvenation carrying you onward.

As you can see, the mini toucha is powerful and not to be underestimated.

Darkness forever! This tea obviously doesn’t get tired of giving.

So if you want a generous, dark, nutty, and transportable magic pebble of compressed puerh, try this baby out.

Also, here is a sweet poem by Ryokan, a wise old hermit zen poet, to send you off.