I was one of the lucky ones that received a generous horde of various teas from iTeaworld. This was among the pile.
I find most common dianhongs to be really heavy and tannic. I’ve learned to usually eat something with the tea, for it can cause some heavy stomach irritation. This was not the case with this brew! The leaves carried the popular malt, oak, and vanilla scent from red teas; the broth was quite similar. I brewed this outside with a thick-walled shibo with boiling water and about 15sec steeps. The tea was perfect for the cooler morning! I was greeted with smooth warm laps of sweet tea with a dry hardwood finish. There was plenty of softer notes mixed in the background… malt, vanilla, and maple. I was able to pull about 3 pleasant steeps from the leaves. Very nice and great way to start the day.
Flavors: Drying, Malt, Maple, Oak, Vanilla
Oh neat, a Steepster from the past returns!
Yep, I’m still alive! Good to see the platform is still running. It’s a blast from the past for me.