I’m a bit disappointed that even with a low temp and short steep this one is still a little bitter… it’s kind of just a character of the black tea base, I guess, which is unfortunate. The florals are so powerful on this one it’s crazy, and I can definitely see people thinking it tastes perfumey, but it’s not quite there for me yet. It’s almost rosey, but not quite… orchidy, I guess. :) Fortunately this is really great cold steeped, so I will definitely enjoy it that way even if I can’t quite get the hot steep right. I did drop my rating since the hot steep is tainted by a bitterness I can’t seem to fix.
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That’s a shame about the bitterness. Why aren’t tea blenders as negatively affected by bitterness as we are? But it’s always nice to find good coldpress teas.
I think I’m extra affected by bitterness because sometimes I seem to taste it when no one else does, but I agree that it’s amazing that someone didn’t the taste the bitterness in some teas! And then sometimes I think some people actually like the bitterness. Oh well!
That’s a shame about the bitterness. Why aren’t tea blenders as negatively affected by bitterness as we are? But it’s always nice to find good coldpress teas.
I think I’m extra affected by bitterness because sometimes I seem to taste it when no one else does, but I agree that it’s amazing that someone didn’t the taste the bitterness in some teas! And then sometimes I think some people actually like the bitterness. Oh well!