I got up very early this morning so that I’d have plenty of time for making tea before I have to leave for work – because in the past few days I’ve had tons of parcels and packages arriving from China.
The appearance of this is wonderful – loads of bright yellow buds among dark brown, soft leaves. It doesn’t have a strong scent, but it has a fine and very muted one – of hay and a hint of sweet roastedness.
5g in a 90ml gaiwan for 30-60 seconds with off-the-boil water – about 90C. It has a very mild and mellow taste, with a nice astringent kick. My first impression of this is that it’s not strong enough for my preference, but I do like the roundedness of this one, so I think I might try adjusting the amount of tea and steeping time to see if I can get a little more depth to the taste.
Flavors: Hay
