Recommended
this is a sample I got for review from Tea Yuan.
Dry leaves are fully intact, long, smell of roast and looked delicious. i love high roasted yancha. its much more flavorful ( to me), some people may disagree. it gives that strong long lasting aftertaste. i just went back to the description this tea is medium high roasted.
the brew was dark and smelled roasty and comforting. the roast is very skillfully done , there was no ashy aftertaste, smooth, rich, more fruity than floral (yay)
I went thru many steeps, towards 7-8 steep i was pushing it more and it never got bitter or unpleasant.
5g /70ml shiboridashi (gaiwan) 205F
rinse/ short steeps 3/5/7sec
really enjoyed this Yancha time, thanks Tea Yuan!
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Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C
0 min, 15 sec
5 g
2 OZ / 70 ML
ooh yeah. them leaves look nice