ADVENT DAY 7, tea 3/3
All 5 grams in my gaiwan ready for 90°C water (as suggested) steeped 60, 20, 60, 120 seconds. Sadly I don’t have softest water, instead quite hard water.
I had a preheated gaiwan (well… I have cleaned it and then I just put tea in); and there were lots of grassy and umami notes.
1st steep, 60 seconds
Strong in umami, slight grassy notes and very sweet. Sadly the mouthfeel was rather short.
2nd steep, 20 seconds
Definitely strong in umami again, followed with grassy and some seaweed notes, not so present, but present buttery notes; not so sweet cup this time. Hints of astringency!
3rd steep, 60 seconds
Umami has finally weaked, but it’s full of seaweed now, quite salty and buttery, in aroma freshly cut grass, zucchini.
4th steep, 120 seconds
This steep is again flavorful, cut grass, zucchini, less of seaweed and salty taste… probably I like this one the most?
Long mouthfeel, mouth coated with that grassy note which I have expected.
Now I just want to give this tea another chance and probably steeping in colder water. Because the last steep was definitely with colder water than the others; as I could drink it much earlier. Used leaves smell after kohlrabi, and I think they are indeed “done”.
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