OMG this tea! I melt. It’s Ginseng but not overwhelming and it’s sweet!
So I was trying to make lots of tea for my drive to San Francisco (which is only an hour, but I know I’ll be sipping tea and singing tunes the whole way). Followed the instructions for 1 tsp @ boiling for 3 min per 16oz for each steep (3 total, this time).
First steep was soooo yummy! Sigh. It’s just a dreamy tea. I ordered 100g, but I kinda wish I had gotten more! I know I’m greedy. It was just the perfect balance of oolong and ginseng and surprisingly ohh so sweet. Savor this first steep!
Second steep, the ginseng taste is very muted but the oolong sings. It’s more on the green side of oolong but still full but light. I brewed at 3 mins, but I wish I had brewed longer. The bag instructions say 3-8 min. At this point the leaves are just barely beginning to crinkle open. And these leaves are wrapped tight! There is very little mouth dryness, but most of the sweetness had disappeared.
Third steep was washed out, but that’s my fault, it definitely could have used alot more than 3 min. The leaves were still barely open, but I was already running late, so it steeped for the minimum amount of time. I have to appreciate this tea again on a day when I have the time to let it sit and unfurl its beauty!
This tea works really well at 212 as teavivre recommends, but usually I brew most teas at 180-185, so I wonder how it’ll change it.
