1.5 tsp for 300mL water @98C, steeped four minutes 30 seconds, drunk bare.
Steeped a little longer than usual today … getting a heavier body. No bitterness. Smooth. Many Yunnan characteristics and a bite of Himalayan. Deep honey notes. A good choice for the hot-tea-on-a-hot-day approach to summer heat.
Writer and tea fiend. Author of CONSTANT NOBODY, THIS MARLOWE, DELUDED YOUR SAILORS, SKY WAVES, DOUBLE-BLIND, and THE SHADOW SIDE OF GRACE.
I prefer straight teas but will try almost anything … so long as it’s not tainted with hibiscus. I loathe hibiscus.
Floral oolong and complex black teas are my favourites.
St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
This is hands-down my favourite tea. I brew it more than anything else.