Ok so I tried this again. Thought about doing gongfu but then checked Steepster to see if anyone else had tried it that way, and saw that the average prep was ONE tsp, not one and a quarter as per the packaging!
So I used a regular mug instead of my monster sized one, with a single teaspoon…. and you know what? this is much better. I’d still like to try it gongfu, but at least now I know what to expect! totally goofed on the timing of course, in that I forgot to use a timer… but I think it was around 3 min.
And YES there is honey!!! A rather drying sensation at the back of the mouth as well, and a mineralish note in between. Also got that wonderful warming sensation that spreads through the body like a warm hug. Mmmmm love that!
Anyhow, will see what happens with my gongfu experiment before deciding what to do with my free 50g.
The other thing I have to consider is that I have a whackload of black tea in my cupboard, and won’t ever be able to finish it before spring arrives, probably even summer… so maybe I should get a green or oolong instead? who knows what I’ll be craving by then. Sighs.
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I kind of feel greedy for it (but I’m sure it’s normal) but I always feel compelled to get one of the most expensive teas with the free 50g, regardless of what I have in my cupboard. I’ll be getting 50g of this for free, but granted, I really like it and I don’t have that much plain black tea in my cupboard right now so it works out for me. Maybe look over their more expensive greens and oolongs?
I thought about that. I still need to try their Gyokuro and Sencha Ashikubo. In the winter I go nuts on black teas, and shift a little towards green/oolong in the summer, but sometimes it is a shift entirely away from black teas, and others it is just a bit away from black. Though it may be smarter to go with the more expensive green and buy a small amountof the Honey Black!
I kind of feel greedy for it (but I’m sure it’s normal) but I always feel compelled to get one of the most expensive teas with the free 50g, regardless of what I have in my cupboard. I’ll be getting 50g of this for free, but granted, I really like it and I don’t have that much plain black tea in my cupboard right now so it works out for me. Maybe look over their more expensive greens and oolongs?
I thought about that. I still need to try their Gyokuro and Sencha Ashikubo. In the winter I go nuts on black teas, and shift a little towards green/oolong in the summer, but sometimes it is a shift entirely away from black teas, and others it is just a bit away from black. Though it may be smarter to go with the more expensive green and buy a small amountof the Honey Black!