A recent review from derk that mentioned yeasty hot cross buns piqued my curiosity and thanks to her thoughtfulness, I am curious no longer. I’ve just had a lovely tea break with my first cuppa from White2tea.
First thought was, “What a pretty color.” (Goldenrod.) Next: “This is heavy and satiny—like a weighted comfort blanket for the tongue.” After that: “Ooh! Lemon without the lemon.” (There’s the citrus zest I’ve seen mentioned by several samplers.)
My next thought was, “Ooh, I could go to sleep right now.” That was the sunbeam I was sitting in and housework fatigue, not the tea.
For years, I’ve been largely unimpressed with unflavored white teas and compared them to (yes, hanging my head) warm mop water. This breaks the cycle and I hereby promise to treat them with far more respect.
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A weighted comfort blanket for the tongue! I need to dig out my sample of this tea, which was also generously sent by Derk.
gmathis, did the dry leaf smell anything like hot cross buns, or something similar? Glad this one didn’t taste like warm mop water. Thinking about it, I can see how people could interpret white tea flavor profiles as such.
Leafhopper, you’re pretty much a flavors person right?
Derk, yes, I’m more of a flavours person. I tend not to get body sensations from tea, though I do appreciate viscosity in some oolongs. I hope I’ll notice the satiny body in this white tea since it sounds so nice.
gmathis does have a way of describing comforts, doesn’t she? I don’t remember how much I sent you Leafhopper, probably not enough for both gongfu and western, which is where the texture of this tea shines. Either way, I hope it’s a decent introduction to aged whites.
I did this western (you know I don’t have the skill or patience for gongfu) and I’ve had two really nice long steeps so far (5 minutes, then 8) and in between I did notice something a little yeasty in the scent of the leaves themselves. What really impressed me was that satiny texture.
Derk, I don’t remember how much you gave me. Hopefully it’s enough to steep it both ways!
Did you use a Brown Betty?
That was for gmathis. Looks like we’re posting at the same time again, Leafhopper. If I can manage this summer to drink through my White2Tea pu’er enough to place another order, and if anybody is interested, I’d be willing to buy a cake of this for splitting. It’s a nice fool-proof white tea to have around.
Derk, I’ll let you know what I think of it. I noticed that White2Tea still has it in stock.
Warm mop water? Hahaha. I think I’ve had a similar experience with some whites, though, but have found a handful of good ones!
I just put leaves in nice large steeping basket.
A weighted comfort blanket for the tongue! I need to dig out my sample of this tea, which was also generously sent by Derk.
gmathis, did the dry leaf smell anything like hot cross buns, or something similar? Glad this one didn’t taste like warm mop water. Thinking about it, I can see how people could interpret white tea flavor profiles as such.
Leafhopper, you’re pretty much a flavors person right?
Derk, yes, I’m more of a flavours person. I tend not to get body sensations from tea, though I do appreciate viscosity in some oolongs. I hope I’ll notice the satiny body in this white tea since it sounds so nice.
gmathis does have a way of describing comforts, doesn’t she? I don’t remember how much I sent you Leafhopper, probably not enough for both gongfu and western, which is where the texture of this tea shines. Either way, I hope it’s a decent introduction to aged whites.
I did this western (you know I don’t have the skill or patience for gongfu) and I’ve had two really nice long steeps so far (5 minutes, then 8) and in between I did notice something a little yeasty in the scent of the leaves themselves. What really impressed me was that satiny texture.
Derk, I don’t remember how much you gave me. Hopefully it’s enough to steep it both ways!
Did you use a Brown Betty?
That was for gmathis. Looks like we’re posting at the same time again, Leafhopper. If I can manage this summer to drink through my White2Tea pu’er enough to place another order, and if anybody is interested, I’d be willing to buy a cake of this for splitting. It’s a nice fool-proof white tea to have around.
Derk, I’ll let you know what I think of it. I noticed that White2Tea still has it in stock.
Warm mop water? Hahaha. I think I’ve had a similar experience with some whites, though, but have found a handful of good ones!
I just put leaves in nice large steeping basket.