This tea I have received ages ago from derk, tried once in grandpa style (2 grams); now I decided to gongfu (remaining 4 grams) + 125 ml gaiwan. Thank you! As well SIPDOWN 56.
I preheated the gaiwan prior adding the tea; and then tea produced wonderful aroma of baked sweet potatoes, roasty. The rinse woke up more the roast note; honeyish note, maltiness and floral notes. Sweet somehow. Lovely.
1st steep, 7-8 seconds
Bready, roasty, tea. Bit lighter than I thought. But tasty nonetheless.
2nd steep, 15 seconds
Dried fruits; roasted and still bready. Long mouthfeel. When colder I noriced red berries, especially currants.
3rd steep, 20 seconds
Very similar to second, just more intense. Yum.
4th steep 30 seconds
Nice roasty and round taste, but fruits are gone.
5th steep, 45 seconds
6th steep, 1 minute
Both last steeps were round and roasty, but gone with anything more unique and interesting. But still a very nice and wonderful experience.
Flavors: Bread, Floral, Honey, Malt, Red Fruits, Roasted, Sweet, Sweet Potatoes
Red water oolong sounds like such a beautiful tea!
Not only sounds; it is beautiful tea :)