Two rinses, boiling water, short glass gongfu steep (I’m so getting a gaiwan in the new year).
Ah, the name of this tea sums everything up extremely well. I don’t know what I expected. The first initial sips give a premature impression that this is a thin tea, but the build up of creamy and sweet notes, with a cushion-y nip at the end, form something surprisingly thick and bready over time. Coriander is noticeable and the cinnamon is prevalent, but it’s the sweet zap of ginger that grabs my attention.
The citrus is a spiced orange and it’s a nicely incorporated aside that really lingers as an aftertaste, and in the back of the mouth with the vanilla bean.
The creamy and sweet vanilla notes are starting to come out in the later steeps (4), while the spice lost ground somewhat. It’s an extremely appealing and decadent change. I almost taste apple crumble.
I just read Sil’s 6 minute steep instructions; I’ll have to try that next.
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Oh, I keep forgetting to rinse. I’ll have to do that next time!
I tend to forget to about rinses too, and I was skeptical to do it with a blend like this. I think it helped?
Why rinse this one? To get the full flavor from the herbal ingredients?
I guess so. I just followed the instructions on the website which indicates to rinse the leaves twice. It didn’t reduce the flavour. and it made the area smell amazing. Maybe it helps build up the anticipation too?
Lol! I read that on the website as well and wondered if I should do the rinses when I made this. Sometimes I will just quickly rinse a tea for the heck of it but usually not..
As a rule, I usually rinse oolong or puerh teas for short steeps but almost never do so for greens, blacks, and flavoured blends. Today I wanted to go with instructions for some reason.
:-) You’ll have to see which way you like better, this or the 6 minute Sil steep!
Oh, I keep forgetting to rinse. I’ll have to do that next time!
I tend to forget to about rinses too, and I was skeptical to do it with a blend like this. I think it helped?
Why rinse this one? To get the full flavor from the herbal ingredients?
I guess so. I just followed the instructions on the website which indicates to rinse the leaves twice. It didn’t reduce the flavour. and it made the area smell amazing. Maybe it helps build up the anticipation too?
Lol! I read that on the website as well and wondered if I should do the rinses when I made this. Sometimes I will just quickly rinse a tea for the heck of it but usually not..
As a rule, I usually rinse oolong or puerh teas for short steeps but almost never do so for greens, blacks, and flavoured blends. Today I wanted to go with instructions for some reason.
:-) You’ll have to see which way you like better, this or the 6 minute Sil steep!