I have decided to gongfu 4 grams of this black tea from Bhutan; steeped as suggested by vendor, that’s 85°C water; 30, 40, 60, 90 seconds and followed by longer steeps with unknown time.
Sadly, this time I don’t notice any flavours that vendor suggests, see below:
Fresh and rich fruit note, mostly orange, peaches, rosehip, hints of cinnamon and light astringency in aftertaste.
Yes, it is fruity somehow, definitely more than I would expect; and some astringency saying this is a black tea is there for sure. But overall it tastes a bit flat…
I wonder if it is because hard water I have at home, but on the other hand I know this water well and I am used to it.
There are a few of you that tried green tea version; and I would like to compare both side-by-side. Sadly, the black tea version was a dismal for me. At least its spring 2023 harvest.
