Steep Information:
Amount: 5g
Water: 750ml 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: fresh, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: vegtal, light, floral
Flavor: smooth (but not silky) vegetal, sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: nutty?
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
Resteep: 195°F 2 min
same quality, slightly darker, odd stronger on steep two, i guess the leaves being open made a difference
Resteep: 195°F 2 min
same quality as the second
Resteep: 195°F 2 min
same quality, touch weaker
refrigerated – BLEH not good cold
At this point I gave up
The leaves could have probably done another cup
Not the best I’ve had but a good iron goddess, slight nuttiness, smooth vegetal, just keep it hot.
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/12/teavivre-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-tie-guan.html