287 Tasting Notes
Sip down
I’ve kept meaning to make more notes, but life has kept getting in the way.
I don’t get the cereal vibe I got the first time. In fact, I only got that the first time I tried it. Since then, I haven’t gotten much of anything honestly. I might be getting a hint of sweetness in the back end of the sip. Or that might just be I still have the taste of toothpaste in my mouth this morning. :)
Overall, glad I tried it but also glad that its now gone.
Sipdown
Tried again. I noticed a lot less of pretty much all of the things I mentioned before.
Just isn’t my thing. That first steep or two before the ball really breaks up are fine. But once they do, I just don’t find any enjoyment. There’s less nuance in the flavor I perceive.
2022 Mini
First couple of steeps were rather mild/delicate while the ball was still pretty compressed. Mouth feel has a nice thickness to it.
By the third steep, everything had broken up and a strong vegetal flavor comes out and its kind of an unpleasant punch you in the face flavor.
Glad its done, will not be rebuying.
It seems nice and smooth, no harshness that I am detecting either hot or cold and it is standing up well to full boiling water for steeping purposes.
However, I honestly can’t really identify what I am tasing. Its not quite a roasted flavor, but it has some similar vibes.
There’s a little sweetness as it cools, though less noticeable when hot.
Overall, not really my thing, but there’s nothing objectionable about it.
Made a cold brew over night and it does tone the bitterness down, but its still there sitting right outside of tolerable.
Most people are still going to want to add a sweetener of some kind.
Mixed about 50/50 with an orange pekoe cold brew. Flavor is unsurprisingly diminished, but there is still some of the flavor there. Bitterness is tamed, but still there in the aftertaste.
Might be able to sip it down this way.