Not sure on my steep time here. Less than five minutes, but more than three. I’ve already written tasting notes for this tea, so I don’t think I need to revisit them, but it’s worth noting that I’m digging this one at 190…discovered by accident this morning through a zojirushi oversight. The slightly more bitter astringency is nowhere to be found, and the cocoa notes are much stronger.
Ohhh, I dunno. I like tea but I’m kind of a tea newbie. At this point I can say with authority that I may never be anything else, no matter how many teas I try…there is always something new out there.
I write a lot.
I also play way too many video games.
Ratings! (Bout time, wot?) This is a new arrangement, so…subject to change!
1-10: Not potable. First-sip disasters.
11-30: Intensely unpleasant…won’t catch me finishing the cup.
31-50: I really don’t like it…but maybe somebody else out there would.
51-70: Drinkable, but probably not the first thing I’m going to reach for.
71-90: Pretty good tea, and stuff that there’s a good chance I’ll have on-hand. Will do in a pinch at the low end, all the way up to regular visitors to my infuser on the high end.
91-100: Teas I really do not want to be without.
Boston/Cambridge
Hooray for happy accidents! :)