My first Reserve Club tea from Verdant. I generally like a black tea but I can’t drink them unsweetened so usually gongfu is a no go so I guessed at a Western brewing time and I think I may have oversteeped at 2 minutes. Even with more sugar than normal, there is quite a bit of bitterness. Other than that, this tea tastes slightly bread-y to me, with strong honey notes.
I only drink 2 pots of tea over the day at work so I’ll likely be drinking this for the next 2 days probably. I think I should be able to get 4 steeps out of it anyway. Looking forward to trying the white tea that came this month, though both pu’erhs will likely go into the Traveling Tea Box when it gets to me.
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C
2 min, 0 sec
If you do western brewing then try ca 1.5g/100ml.
And do three infusions, 1m/2m/3m @ 80-90C
Should yield a nice sweet result.