This tea deserves a better rating, IMO. The flavor just explodes: honey, date, chocolate.They call for a tsb instead tsp, but with that I got three full-bodied brews, the second being my favorite. More patient people could probably get several more. I use natural sugar crystals, it is improved by it and I just prefer it. This is a fantastic value and a great early morning kick start. I prefer a dark, full flavor in the a.m. – but smooth. This one has a touch of astringent edge on the first brew, but just a touch. I might try 3 minutes for the first brew instead of 4. I plan on getting a much larger bag and making this a regular.
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I noticed that Rishi calls for 1 tbsp for many of their teas while some are just 1 tsp. Is that some kind of typo? 1 tbsp per cup seems like it would make a brutally strong tea, let alone, a waste of tea if all you want is one cup.
I don’t know if it is a typo, but it does seem like it for this is not a large leaf tea. I have given up trying to follow all the different instructions on all the different teas, and use the same for almost everything now. Very generous tsp per cup and brew at 3 minutes the first brew, and five for addl. brews. I’m finding that works for almost every black tea I have. For Assams I use a flat teaspoon, as it gets so strong, but I don’t brew it much either.
kuanyin, that is pretty much what I do. I even emailed Rishi and they said that the “1 tsp” is actually the typo and that all teas are suggested to be 1tbsp per cup. They said its just their recommendation as they (the people who work at RIshi), like their tea strong. I like strong tea sometimes, but I also like a tea that is drinkable. Perhaps they’re just trying to sell more tea.
I use just one teaspoon per cup for all of Rishi’s teas. I’ve found that to be more than sufficient to produce robust flavors.
I noticed that Rishi calls for 1 tbsp for many of their teas while some are just 1 tsp. Is that some kind of typo? 1 tbsp per cup seems like it would make a brutally strong tea, let alone, a waste of tea if all you want is one cup.
I don’t know if it is a typo, but it does seem like it for this is not a large leaf tea. I have given up trying to follow all the different instructions on all the different teas, and use the same for almost everything now. Very generous tsp per cup and brew at 3 minutes the first brew, and five for addl. brews. I’m finding that works for almost every black tea I have. For Assams I use a flat teaspoon, as it gets so strong, but I don’t brew it much either.
kuanyin, that is pretty much what I do. I even emailed Rishi and they said that the “1 tsp” is actually the typo and that all teas are suggested to be 1tbsp per cup. They said its just their recommendation as they (the people who work at RIshi), like their tea strong. I like strong tea sometimes, but I also like a tea that is drinkable. Perhaps they’re just trying to sell more tea.
I use just one teaspoon per cup for all of Rishi’s teas. I’ve found that to be more than sufficient to produce robust flavors.