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6g of tea in my 160ml gaiwan (about 150ml of water used due to volume of leaf in the cup)

The Nose

I stuck my nose into the bag of dry leaves and took a sniff. Imagery of summer time gardening swirled in my mind. I remembered when I was young and my dad had just cut the lawn with his ride-on lawn mower. The freshly cut blades laid under the South Florida sun for a few minutes before he raked it into a thick green bin which he used only for gardening. I remembered putting my head into the half filled bin and smelling the grass.

It didn’t smell like a freshly cut lawn which smells humid and green. Sun dried grass smells steamed and sweet.

I also got other notes from the dry leaves. A nutty sweet, like walnut and honey, note made it into my mind.

The Tasting

The tasting reinforced my nose. A creamy taste of sun steamed grass clippings, walnut, and honey that melts all together into a soft velvety finish is what I sensed. The flavor felt as if it were kissed by the sun, warm.

Flavors: Dry Grass, Honey, Walnut

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 5 OZ / 150 ML

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