Mastress Alita’s sipdown challenge Sunday, October 17th: National Mulligan Day Tea #1
additional notes: This was a fitting tea to try again today. I KNOW it deserves a better rating from me… my original note called it confusing. The dry leaf has an intoxicating creamy sweetness to it, but the flavor is entirely different. It’s fruity, maybe maraschino cherry! With a drying mouthfeel. Second steep, I could swear is blueberry and artificial vanilla. Sweet and various fruits. Later steeps are still drying with a creamed corn flavor. But mostly it seems to me like the lightest of Darjeelings. Maybe since this is a mix of cultivars, that makes it a confusing tea for me. The name of this is lovely though. I will keep editing this note and adding what I find, as I will be steeping this tomorrow – I just wanted to get this posted for Mulligan day.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for a big mug // 34 minutes after boiling // 1 minute steep
Steep #2 // 35 minutes after boiling // 1 min
Steep #3 // 23 minutes after boiling // 2 min
Steep #4 // 20 minutes after boiling // 3 min
Steep #5 // just boiled // 3 min
2021 sipdowns: 134
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It’s a complicated tea and it’s good to get a less than favorable perspective of it :)
And THANK YOU again for sending it, derk. At least the sample won’t linger around any longer.
Of course :)
Nothing worse than a tea that you don’t fully enjoy taking up space.
Oooh—if I missed Mulligan Day, does that mean I get a second chance to have a second chance tomorrow? :)
Sure thing, gmathis!
It’s a complicated tea and it’s good to get a less than favorable perspective of it :)
And THANK YOU again for sending it, derk. At least the sample won’t linger around any longer.
Of course :)
Nothing worse than a tea that you don’t fully enjoy taking up space.
Oooh—if I missed Mulligan Day, does that mean I get a second chance to have a second chance tomorrow? :)
Sure thing, gmathis!