This is my first Chun Mei, at least as far as I know!
The aroma and look of the leaves was completely different from the green tea I drank yesterday. This was not as brightly green, and had a completely different aroma. No wet cooked turnip or mustard greens here!
I accidentally used too much leaf. The first sip was astringent and a little sour, my fault. I had already resteeped the leaves so I did what I had read in an article on serving tea in Britain through the years. I read that sometimes tea was made extra strong and the hot water pot was used for people to adjust the tea to their liking. I picked up the kettle and added water until I had the right amount for the amount of leaf I used. All better!
This is still a drying tea, as it is supposed to be. It is neither bitter nor sour. It makes me think of sunshine on dry hay. I made four steeps and combined them all into one pot after tasting a sip from both the first and second steep unmixed. There is plenty of flavor left. I shall enjoy having this as my morning green!
Thank you, Angel and Teavivre!
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I actually do this all the time as well. When I’m unfamiliar with a tea, I err on the side of too strong and just dilute it if I have to. It’s much harder to make a weak tea stronger.
This is two days in a row (at least) where we have logged the same tea. So what are you planning for tomorrow? lol
LOL! Well, KS, tomorrow I am going to be high as a kite cuz I have follow up testing from my cancer treatment! Last time, I went to Panera for lunch and then bought 24 bottles of glitter and wondered where the heck it came from the next day. (Don’t worry, someone else drove!) I think I will try the rose puerh tuo cha! I think you got that in your second box. I got it in my third! If you have any left, steep it up! I should be coherent by noon ish!
Kind of sounds like my college days… testing was a bit different of course. ha. I almost grabbed the rose toucha today so we are on the same wavelength. Could be the glitter.
Best of luck for tomorrow Ashmanra ♡
- and what did you do with all the glitter ??
LOL! I use it on the cards I make! I already told my daughter NOT to take me anywhere, but she says we are going to Best Buy and she is hoping I will buy her a sparkly laptop. I won’t be THAT far gone!
I actually do this all the time as well. When I’m unfamiliar with a tea, I err on the side of too strong and just dilute it if I have to. It’s much harder to make a weak tea stronger.
This is two days in a row (at least) where we have logged the same tea. So what are you planning for tomorrow? lol
LOL! Well, KS, tomorrow I am going to be high as a kite cuz I have follow up testing from my cancer treatment! Last time, I went to Panera for lunch and then bought 24 bottles of glitter and wondered where the heck it came from the next day. (Don’t worry, someone else drove!) I think I will try the rose puerh tuo cha! I think you got that in your second box. I got it in my third! If you have any left, steep it up! I should be coherent by noon ish!
Kind of sounds like my college days… testing was a bit different of course. ha. I almost grabbed the rose toucha today so we are on the same wavelength. Could be the glitter.
Best of luck for tomorrow Ashmanra ♡
- and what did you do with all the glitter ??
LOL! I use it on the cards I make! I already told my daughter NOT to take me anywhere, but she says we are going to Best Buy and she is hoping I will buy her a sparkly laptop. I won’t be THAT far gone!