It seems we had this tea in the very same time with Leafhopper but I am writing a note a little later, as I went distracted a bit. Also we did very similar steeping parameters. It would be fun to prepare it together and share the impressions with each other right away.
Well, I have to agree that vendor’s notes about aromas are just right. Honey, fig, little smoke, wood. I would add another description and that would be tobacco after making the leaves wet.
The flavours are pretty much similar and it was nice and fruity and while I couldn’t point out the fruit on the first sight, it was the fig. I need to have more experience with this fruit apparently. It was very round and sweet, however a bit longer steep turned it a little drying, exactly how Leafhopper notices too.
In conclusion, it was very tasty and enjoyable tea from a little less common terroir of production and maybe just because that I am biased — and raising a rating because of that. I have used all 5 grams for 100 ml gaiwan.
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I don’t think I would have named the fruit as fig if I hadn’t read the vendor’s description. I’ve tasted that note in Yunnan black teas and have had trouble identifying it.
I agree, it would be fun to prepare the teas the same way. I’ll look at tomorrow’s tea and let you know how I’ll steep it.
Okay. How about 195F, 250 ml, and 2, 1.5, and 3 minutes? Since I don’t have a 250 ml teapot, I’ll need to use my Finum infuser in a 250 ml cup, but it should work. What do you think?
Sounds good to me. I will use my plastic infuser I use usually. And yep, you’re right… I wouldn’t recognize exactly fig either, but seems to be apt. I took both teas by now and it seems like an interesting combination. But what’s there? You all will see tomorrow!
Will you use all 5 grams at once?
I was actually thinking about that. If I use 4 g, I’ll have 1 g left, which is not much to work with. I did the math and it looks like the ratio is 1 g of leaf to 62.5 ml of water, so I think 2.5 g should be good for 150 ml. That would allow me to do two sessions. Did you say you already drank the tea for tomorrow?
This exchange is delightful!
No, I haven’t got it yet. I was just thinking how to split up the amount we have here. 150 ml will be a little tricky to get, but not unreal. Let’s do it that way: 150 ml / 2.5g / 120s, 90s and 180 seconds steeps.
Sounds good! :) What’s the size of your brewing vessels? I have teapots that are 85, 120, and 150 ml, and cups/mugs that are around 250 and 350 ml, so those are the sizes I default to.
I think that 150 ml will be suitable for both. My cup have 300 ml but if I fill it to half, strainer won’t get wet. And second cup is 200 ml only, so I will fill it to 150 ml only and it will be fine.
Hmm. You could probably have used the whole 5 g in your 300 ml cup. Maybe I made this more difficult for you.
Worry not! It was fun this way too.
I don’t think I would have named the fruit as fig if I hadn’t read the vendor’s description. I’ve tasted that note in Yunnan black teas and have had trouble identifying it.
I agree, it would be fun to prepare the teas the same way. I’ll look at tomorrow’s tea and let you know how I’ll steep it.
Okay. How about 195F, 250 ml, and 2, 1.5, and 3 minutes? Since I don’t have a 250 ml teapot, I’ll need to use my Finum infuser in a 250 ml cup, but it should work. What do you think?
Sounds good to me. I will use my plastic infuser I use usually. And yep, you’re right… I wouldn’t recognize exactly fig either, but seems to be apt. I took both teas by now and it seems like an interesting combination. But what’s there? You all will see tomorrow!
Will you use all 5 grams at once?
I was actually thinking about that. If I use 4 g, I’ll have 1 g left, which is not much to work with. I did the math and it looks like the ratio is 1 g of leaf to 62.5 ml of water, so I think 2.5 g should be good for 150 ml. That would allow me to do two sessions. Did you say you already drank the tea for tomorrow?
This exchange is delightful!
No, I haven’t got it yet. I was just thinking how to split up the amount we have here. 150 ml will be a little tricky to get, but not unreal. Let’s do it that way: 150 ml / 2.5g / 120s, 90s and 180 seconds steeps.
Sounds good! :) What’s the size of your brewing vessels? I have teapots that are 85, 120, and 150 ml, and cups/mugs that are around 250 and 350 ml, so those are the sizes I default to.
I think that 150 ml will be suitable for both. My cup have 300 ml but if I fill it to half, strainer won’t get wet. And second cup is 200 ml only, so I will fill it to 150 ml only and it will be fine.
Hmm. You could probably have used the whole 5 g in your 300 ml cup. Maybe I made this more difficult for you.
Worry not! It was fun this way too.