I’ve now tried this with 80c /90c / and 100c water and I come out with roughly the same experience at 30 to 45 second brews in a gaiwan.
For those who are unsure of what Cypress Dong Ding is: I decided to release a cypress (wood) infused 2013 dong ding oolong when my 20% sale went active.
Drinking this as if it isn’t my own creation and I find some positive and some negative aspects to it. The first steep comes off the strongest with the woodsy notes that are hard for me to explain, but as it goes on I believe it turns into an acorn taste as the nutty/wood/lowroast all come together. This dong ding seems to brew out a bit weak around the sixth steep, but I’ve been staying at 45 second steeps, but for the price of it I can’t complain; $8/oz. If there wasn’t a dryness to the liquid after it goes down it would be much better, but I’m kind of in a touch spot as I find myself associating wood/nut/roast as a dry’like taste anyways, however I prefer a nice sweet taste at the end. This would probably be better when the weather is more cooler than these summer days outside, but maybe I made a poor choice there by trying it while it was really hot out.
Overall it’s an interesting tea and I’m glad that the wood notes actually transferred over because it makes me want to experiment with other woods in the fashion I did here before I start buying the equipment to make my own home smoking machine/contraption for tea.
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I think it might be an awesome fall or winter tea based on the description-yet I also need to try some myself. I’ve also personally realised that I prefer yancha’s and black teas in the winter with a few exceptions. Most Jade Oolongs for me are honestly good any season. But that’s kinda your fault lol.
I think you’ll appreciate this just because of how unique the taste is.
:)
What sort of home smoker are you thinking of? Smoked meat and fish enthusiasts have rigged up quite a few things on the cheap. Like terra cotta planter cold smokers.
Well, I was planning on rigging up a smoke gun and then a portable smoker as well to do two different styles of smoking. I’d be interested in this ‘cold smoker’ though, where would be best to look up information on that? Google is just so massive. I’m looking to smoke wood into the tea, in some cases soaked wood that has dried to add more unique taste.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Cardboard-Cold-Smoker/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Flower-Pot-Smoker-Improved-Lid/
First is cold, 2nd is a terra cotta hit smoker.
I think it might be an awesome fall or winter tea based on the description-yet I also need to try some myself. I’ve also personally realised that I prefer yancha’s and black teas in the winter with a few exceptions. Most Jade Oolongs for me are honestly good any season. But that’s kinda your fault lol.
I think you’ll appreciate this just because of how unique the taste is.
:)
What sort of home smoker are you thinking of? Smoked meat and fish enthusiasts have rigged up quite a few things on the cheap. Like terra cotta planter cold smokers.
Well, I was planning on rigging up a smoke gun and then a portable smoker as well to do two different styles of smoking. I’d be interested in this ‘cold smoker’ though, where would be best to look up information on that? Google is just so massive. I’m looking to smoke wood into the tea, in some cases soaked wood that has dried to add more unique taste.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Cardboard-Cold-Smoker/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Flower-Pot-Smoker-Improved-Lid/
First is cold, 2nd is a terra cotta hit smoker.