I had a lovely Gong Fu session with this tea, whilst visiting my boyfriend down in London. In the cold weather, it was really lovely to just sit with him, drinking really delicious hot tea and get all warm-and-fuzzy feeling… :’)
But yeah, the tea was marvellous when made like this. I was quite surprised by how different the first couple of infusions tasted, compared to my previous Western-style brewing – they suddenly tasted a lot more like a Roasted Oolong than a black. But the more I drank, the more delicious it got. Steeps 3-6 were definitely my favourites.
Incidentally, as well as being initially more roasty, brewing it this way really brought out the ‘citrus’ notes of the tea. When drinking it Western style, I didn’t notice it so much. But a number of the of steeps were almost like chocolate-orange – so delicious!
I carried on drinking it throughout the day, enjoying its chocolate-y, malty smoothness. Definitely no complaints here! :D
Flavors: Citrus, Dark Chocolate, Honey
