Sipdown #3 of the day. I thought I could reach 4, but I guess not.
I’ve had mixed luck with white teas, and I thought that switching from Western style brewing to gong-fu style would make a difference. 6 steeps in a 4 oz gaiwan, with the steeps ranging from 45s to 1.5m. Water started out at 80C.
I dumped the whole sample packet into my gaiwan, and the leaves were a sort of sage/forest green with white fuzz. There were lots of little broken bits mixed in with the needles.
The taste wasn’t much, unfortunately, and by the third steep I noticed quite a bit of astringency. My tongue is still crinkly a few minutes after finishing the final steep. The liquor was very pale, and not very flavourful – or quite delicate, if you’re feeling charitable.
