A sample via Dex from the April tea box!
My piece was like a rock. A rectangular rock. So I rinsed it long, twice. And let it sit a while between the rinses. Then I tried a 15 second steep. WOWSERS. That was strong!
It smells like sweet, bitter, flowers, and smoke. Interesting combination. Smoke being that tobacco scent that I find some puerh has.
Whoa. I’ve just dumped 18oz of this as not drinkable. :/
I am seriously flash steeping this. Water goes in, water comes out. It’s very bitter still, but starting to be drinkable. I think a few more steeps and it will mellow out into something my taste buds understand a bit more.
Hahaha. Ok. Over 1 litre later, I’ve removed some leaf.
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It’s still way too much for me. It keeps promising sweetness in the smell, but then it’s just sharp, bitey sheng. Bleh.
Edit. Ok, ok. I removed over half the leaf. And now I’m flash steeping. 1.5 litres in. FINALLY the sweetness it was promising is starting to come through.
Tea should not be this hard.
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Hmmmm that sucks :((
Definitely mega overleafed. Go super easy. This was so packed I didn’t quite realize how much leaf there really was. My pot felt like it was exploding there’s so much leaf.
A good kick in the teeth!
What a freaking kick! I’m going to be brewing it again tonight with yesterday’s leaves, as soon as my kettle heats. :)
This is a pretty strong one. Keep the steeps short!
Hmmmm that sucks :((
Definitely mega overleafed. Go super easy. This was so packed I didn’t quite realize how much leaf there really was. My pot felt like it was exploding there’s so much leaf.
A good kick in the teeth!
What a freaking kick! I’m going to be brewing it again tonight with yesterday’s leaves, as soon as my kettle heats. :)
This is a pretty strong one. Keep the steeps short!