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5g / 400ml ceramic pot
5m @ 100C

Sample from Teabox. Classic darjeeling, astringance balanced by a fresh citrus, dry on the tip of tounge. Somewhat on the light side, will use less water in next pot.
First of 15 autumnflush samples! jummy!

3g / 200ml glaspot
2m @ 75C

Anna was kind enough to remind me i infact had a jasmine tea in my cupboard. Found it faaaar in the back.
Very seldom drink jasmine teas. To me it is a very comforting tea for a late night in front of the fireplace.
This tea uses my alltime favorite white teas. The flavour of the tea balances the jasmine perfectly.
Perfect before bedtime :)

10g / 180ml Banko-yaki kyusu, water from kunzan tetsubin.
Multiple infusions.

1m/5s/5s @ 80C
10s/15s/15s @ 85C

Nice sensha, however first infusion had a little to much astringancy. will do 45s next time.
Was nice to use my tetsubin warmer with a teacandle in it. The light it casts is beutiful in an otherwise dark room!
Good times!

6g / 90ml celadon gaiwan. water from kunzan tetsubin.
wash/25s/35s/50s/1:05/1:20/1:40 and so on.

Benn sipping this tea for awhile now as company for the movie “Argo” must say i would NEVER guess this was a japanese tea. In a blindtest i would say heavy oxidized wuyi oolong. The taste is very much like da hong pao. But it laks that charred flavour, its not as intense as a nonpareil DHP. But considering the price its loads of bang for the buck :)
after 5-6 infusions there is a clear woody note. otherwise it still keeps a strong flavour. Good quality.

5g / 90ml celadon gaiwan. water from kunzan tetsubin.
wash/25s/15s/25s/30s/40s/1m/+20s per following steeping. Water @ 90C

Oh this tea is just magnificent. first infsuions is shockful of grapefruit and lots of cinnamon. It is as if someone squeezed frsh grapefruit into my cup! Later steepings tasted less of grapefruit and more cinnamon.
The tea is rolled into tiny pearls but unfolds really nice. My gaiwan was filled to the brim with leaf.
will try and find more of this when i get a chance. Very expensive thou. But it can handle a #"¤"load of infusions.

3g / 200ml glaspot.
3m @ 90C

Perfect cup of first flush. Singbullis firstflush is a powerfull cup. Nice and brisk the way i most enjoy a darjeeling. A tinge of spicyness on the tounge.

Refilled my tins from my Indian teabox. Found that i had a faitbit left of the arya pearl white tea. huzzah! bu since I am all out of second and autumn flush i went abit overboard ordering new teas. Even ordered a samplepack of assam! Thunderbolttea.com has 20% of today. My favorite store for darjeeling tea.

since today is laundyday i will be sipping loads of tea :)

Todays second sipdown.
10g / 360ml banko-yaki kyusu water krom kunzan tetsubin.
Two infusions
3m/5m @ 80C

Well this darjeeling white is a marvell so light but still full of flavour. A bit of nuttiness mixed with citrus. I feel almond? The flavour spreads over the whole pallet. Very nice. Will likely restock next harvest.

5g / 400ml ceramic pot.
5min @ 100C

Sipdown! Good breakfasttea. Pretty much as darjeelingy as a darjeeling gets. Nice balance to this one and im sad to see it run out. but alas i will have to wait for the autumnharvest to finish in darjeeling before i can restock. will restock on second flush teas then aswell!

4g / 300ml in ceramic pot.
Single infusion 5m @ 90C

This is by far my favorite breakfast tea. :)
The taste is just wonderful, like a Shu puer but with a perfect mix of powerful astringancy and sweet ripe fruit. Today i taste peach. ^^

Wont ever wat to run out of this!

5g / 200 ml glas pot
Westrenstyle three infusions.
1m/2m/3m @ 100C

Very floral and even taste all infusions. a small hint of bitter citrus.
I do prefer more heavily oxidized oolongs. But it is kinda nice.