Thanks to the lovely Cameron B for sharing this tea with me!
Method: 4 balls, 6 oz, 200 degrees, 5 min, banko houhin (Eeeeee!!!!)
Aroma: smells a little malty and roasty. I catch a little hint of cocoa, too.
Flavor: I think it’s pretty solid. It has a nice weight, and a mild malty taste. It only has a bare hint of bitterness, and a slight astringent finish. The flavor lingers nicely. I think this would be a great candidate for a little maple booster, but I didn’t try that yet.
I ended up doing two steeps blended into one mug because the leaves really sucked up a lot of water. Both were 5 minutes long. To sum up – I wouldn’t kick this one out of bed. LOL
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Ooh is that the cute little pot that you just seasoned? :D
Indeed! That’s my new pot for unflavored black teas. So this was my first one in the new pot. Hooray!
So very cute, I can’t wait to get into teaware eventually!
It’s a whole new addiction!!! But super fun. :)
Sars – the vanilla pot is full of win!
My vanilla pot will be here Monday!!!! Can’t wait!!!! Hhhm. I guess I’ll use GO to season that one… Which did you use?
GO of course! I highly recommend that
I’m on it!!!
I used GO also, and it’s FANTASTIC!!!!
I’m really interested to try the vanilla teas in the banko clay, and I wonder if the clay type had any influence here. I keep reading that this type of clay makes astringency lighter, makes tea sweeter, and unifies the flavors.
It just seems like a lot of claims! But if you’re starting with quality tea, maybe there’s something to it. I’ll probably season the vanilla pot and do a taste test with the banko vs regular glazed porcelain.
Of course, I’ll be using GO for that taste test! Speaking of which… I need to order more!!!
I will tell you, it hurt my feelings a little bit to use that much GO for seasoning – but I look at it as an investment in the future. After seasoning the Tea Hobbit way, in a bath over a warmer for several hours, I decided it was COMPLETELY worth it. I LOVE the way the Go tastes in the vanilla seasoned pot. And I keep thinking about how good it is now and how much better it will just keep getting. I think the warmer is key.
I did the unflavored black pot on the stove on low heat yesterday for 2.5 hours or so. worked great!!!!
Ooh is that the cute little pot that you just seasoned? :D
Indeed! That’s my new pot for unflavored black teas. So this was my first one in the new pot. Hooray!
So very cute, I can’t wait to get into teaware eventually!
It’s a whole new addiction!!! But super fun. :)
Sars – the vanilla pot is full of win!
My vanilla pot will be here Monday!!!! Can’t wait!!!! Hhhm. I guess I’ll use GO to season that one… Which did you use?
GO of course! I highly recommend that
I’m on it!!!
I used GO also, and it’s FANTASTIC!!!!
I’m really interested to try the vanilla teas in the banko clay, and I wonder if the clay type had any influence here. I keep reading that this type of clay makes astringency lighter, makes tea sweeter, and unifies the flavors.
It just seems like a lot of claims! But if you’re starting with quality tea, maybe there’s something to it. I’ll probably season the vanilla pot and do a taste test with the banko vs regular glazed porcelain.
Of course, I’ll be using GO for that taste test! Speaking of which… I need to order more!!!
I will tell you, it hurt my feelings a little bit to use that much GO for seasoning – but I look at it as an investment in the future. After seasoning the Tea Hobbit way, in a bath over a warmer for several hours, I decided it was COMPLETELY worth it. I LOVE the way the Go tastes in the vanilla seasoned pot. And I keep thinking about how good it is now and how much better it will just keep getting. I think the warmer is key.
I did the unflavored black pot on the stove on low heat yesterday for 2.5 hours or so. worked great!!!!