I must say, while this is definitely a delicious black tea with the aroma of honey, it is a little bit too ‘dark’ for my tastes. By ‘dark’ I probably mean bold, but also slightly bitter and tannic-y? I wish I knew what I mean most of the time.
Anyway, there’s just something about this tea that doesn’t sit well with me. I think what happened is that I actually brewed it wrong, overleafed or oversteeped. I am not sure. I think I will try to resteep the leaves for a rather short time and see what comes out of it.
EDIT: Okay, so I let the re-steep brew for 2 minutes. Now the tea came out a little on the bland side but it doesn’t have these bitter elements in it that I didn’t enjoy. I think I will have to brew it at a slightly colder temp next time for a shorter time with less leaf. I am not rating it yet either.
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Hmm, that is odd. I think I did a 3 minute steep at 200 degrees when I had this tea.
I might try that next time. What I initially did was 3 min. @ 205. Now I am having a re-steep that steeped only for 2 minutes, when it cools down I will add to this review what I think of it.
Huh, I wouldn’t think 5 degrees would make that much of a difference. Maybe I got lucky? :P
Haha, I think it’s a combination of things! But it won’t hurt to steep it at a little colder temperature next time. Did you like this one a lot?
Apparently I liked the resteeps better, so many try a 2 minute steep the first time? I thought it was very grainy and delicious and it kind of reminded me of white tea.
Hmm, that is odd. I think I did a 3 minute steep at 200 degrees when I had this tea.
I might try that next time. What I initially did was 3 min. @ 205. Now I am having a re-steep that steeped only for 2 minutes, when it cools down I will add to this review what I think of it.
Huh, I wouldn’t think 5 degrees would make that much of a difference. Maybe I got lucky? :P
Haha, I think it’s a combination of things! But it won’t hurt to steep it at a little colder temperature next time. Did you like this one a lot?
Apparently I liked the resteeps better, so many try a 2 minute steep the first time? I thought it was very grainy and delicious and it kind of reminded me of white tea.