I have come to appreciate and admire Paul at White2tea because of his firm commitment to uncovering fine teas at very fair prices – this little guy is a great example. I actually picked it up months ago when I placed my first order with him. I could not believe that an aged tea at this low price could be worth drinking. This is definitely a tea to be valued and enjoyed.
I was able to pick off quite easily layers of tea from this little brick. There is definitely the aroma of smoke in the dry leaf but it is not overwhelming – more of an accent. Two short rinses and then let it sit for 15m while the leaves opened a bit. That low level of smoke remained but it was even more subtle when leaves were wet. The tea soup is rather clear with a solid brownish orange tint. The sip offers a woody flavor with that light smoke accent and a bit of camphor thrown into the mix – complex enough for my palate to make it very enjoyable. Note: I would not describe this as a “sweet” tea but the flavor is quite appealing.
Due to all the recent chatter about this tea, I used a lighter amount of leaf (5g) but I think I’ll increase the leaf amount by 50% during the next session just to discover the difference.
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awesome. thanks for this! i’ll have to take a look at their offerings :)
I got a couple of these bricks too, they are so cute I don’t want to unwrap them.
Yep 2 in my cupboard also.
Given the 100g brick size definitely worthy of upsizing to the size of a real cake!
Exciting :)
awesome. thanks for this! i’ll have to take a look at their offerings :)
I got a couple of these bricks too, they are so cute I don’t want to unwrap them.
Yep 2 in my cupboard also.
Given the 100g brick size definitely worthy of upsizing to the size of a real cake!
Exciting :)