Steep Time: not sure, too busy watching it unfurl
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell:
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, vegetal
Flavor: floral, vegetal, smooth, indistinct
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: nutty, astringent
Liquor: translucent green-yellow
This tea was one of 5 samples I received from thepuriTea. It arrived well packaged in pretty pillow boxes (see pictures for a side angle of the pillow box if you are unsure what I mean) with packing peanuts and business cards.
I’ll admit, I bought the IngenuiTEA specifically for this tea. I used to have a pretty glass De Chine teapot that was a gift from my boss, but I broke it one day while cleaning it.
Since then I have had enough teapots that I haven’t had the need to replace it. I could have used my Breville One-Touch, but I wanted to try an IngenuiTEA / gravity-teapot and this was a good excuse to try it.
I was a little sad it decided to be upside down, as it was fascinating to watch it unfurl. It was pretty to look at as well when I was done steeping.
Not a tea I think I’d want to have every day, but certainly a fun treat every now and then.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/06/thepuritea-loose-leaf-white-tea-royal.html
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I actually just threw my ingenuiTea out. The filter kept floating up while I was brewing tea, and it would collect crud in the section around where the tea comes out. I like my Teavana one better – the filter can’t move. (Although since the base is black, it may be collecting crud too and I just can’t see it.)
really? how long before yours started to come apart?
It started almost immediately. It may have just been a defective one. I totally just lost my temper with it yesterday, hence it’s new location in the trash. :) Oops.
so far mine has survived 6+ steeps and a dishwasher
I actually just threw my ingenuiTea out. The filter kept floating up while I was brewing tea, and it would collect crud in the section around where the tea comes out. I like my Teavana one better – the filter can’t move. (Although since the base is black, it may be collecting crud too and I just can’t see it.)
really? how long before yours started to come apart?
It started almost immediately. It may have just been a defective one. I totally just lost my temper with it yesterday, hence it’s new location in the trash. :) Oops.
so far mine has survived 6+ steeps and a dishwasher