Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tablespoons
Water: 16 ounces boiling filtered water
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal, grassy
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal, earthy
Flavor: grassy, bitter, MilitiaJim got motor oil
Body: Full
Aftertaste: bitter, grassy
Liquor: opaque with particulate, murky brown-green
We both managed two sips, and then tossed it down the drain.
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Maybe try it in less than boiling water? Maté gets bitter if it’s oversteeped.
Hmmm, you didn’t get sweet in there?
nope no sweet – i’ll give a lower (green setting?) temp a try in the breville and ignore the tin and see what i get
Wow. A 1. I am intrigued. Lol.
Maybe try it in less than boiling water? Maté gets bitter if it’s oversteeped.
Hmmm, you didn’t get sweet in there?
nope no sweet – i’ll give a lower (green setting?) temp a try in the breville and ignore the tin and see what i get
Wow. A 1. I am intrigued. Lol.