This is a delicious tea. It reminds me very much of the other beloved “leafhopper” teas that develop such a nice, honey flavor due to the leafhopper bites. I woke up this morning with a sore throat, and had already picked this out as my morning tea. It was packaged in a vacuum packed foil package so I imagine unopened it would have a really good shelf life.
The leaves are long, it’s one of those that is hard to measure in a spoon so I sort of eyeballed it to get to where I thought it should be. I really enjoy watching leaves unfurl, and this one did not disappoint. I went three minutes but it looked like the leaves were still wanting a little more, so the total was maybe 3:20.
There were several stems in the tea, and that surprised me. I had to go read up on it and read somewhere that many Taiwanese teas have the stems in the tea as well. Also the photo on the website shows a couple so I figured that’s how it was meant to be.
It’s not malty at all, just a lovely medium bodied black with a nice taste of honey. The second infusion didn’t disappoint either. I wouldn’t hesitate to order this again.
Sounds very tasty! I’m glad I chose this one to sample, although I haven’t gotten my samples yet… /shakes fist
Maybe tomorrow ;)
Well I did get my Simple Loose Leaf box before some other people, so I guess it evens out! :D