So I finally got this tea. Finally. And I’m going to share the love. :)
5g in about 120ml water. Short steeps.
(Spoiler: I like the Honey Black and Li Shan Black from Green Terrace way better.)
This is… really carby. Like plain plantain chips. Astringent, even though I’m only doing short steeps. Malty. Fairly rich, because of the heavy carbs. But astringent. And not honey-sweet IMO. Not compared to other teas out there. There’s a bit of bite from spice at the back of the sip – maybe white pepper. It smells a lot like hay. I just dipped my nose in the mug, ick.
So while it’s not bad, there are others out there at a similar price point that are much tastier to me.
(195F for the rinse and first steep, 208F for subsequent steeps. I got… 4 steeps before I was done.)
