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“ADVENT DAY 2, tea 1/3 I have to admit, I am a little bit cheating with my Advents. If next day is a working day; I took all teas out a day before, to choose if I should bring some to the office....” Read full tasting note
“Day 5 – Siam Tea Advent Steep One: 2 minutes Once steeped the resulting liquid is pale yellow in colour and bares very little scent, the only thing I can detect is flowers. The flavour is also soft...” Read full tasting note
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ADVENT DAY 2, tea 1/3
I have to admit, I am a little bit cheating with my Advents. If next day is a working day; I took all teas out a day before, to choose if I should bring some to the office. Today I have this oolong and two caffeine free blends.
How I wish I took at least one to the office! Albeit I wouldn’t have much time for that there, it would be more comfortable than drinking all three just a few hours before jumping to the bed.
So, right away when I arrived home, I took this tea and decided to brew it western (though I can imagine using all 5 grams in gaiwan), again keeping half for next session as I don’t really want a strong caffeine boost at 6 pm.
It smells wonderful! Orchids, lilacs, meadow flowers, that all is in the pouch of dry tea as well as in the mug and steeper. The liquor is thick, floral and creamy; with sweet and long mouthfeel, with several layers, each one revealing the flowers mentioned before.
The leaves after 3 minutes steep doesn’t look completely expanded and used; and now I am not sure if I want to try another steep or another tea.
Day 5 – Siam Tea Advent
Steep One: 2 minutes
Once steeped the resulting liquid is pale yellow in colour and bares very little scent, the only thing I can detect is flowers.
The flavour is also soft yet sweet with a hint of butter and fresh grass. Some dryness in the after taste.
Steep two: 3 minutes
Here we go, the leaves have opened more and unleashed their flavour.
Just like the first steep it’s soft and sweet with floral highs and a buttery finish. I can also taste toasted grass.
Still some dryness though the butter lingers in the mouth. Floral wise it’s on the cusp of reminding me of jasmine though on a milder scale.
Steep three: 4 minutes
Richer and flavourful with toasted grass, dry wood and a jasmine-esque floral finish. Slightly sour but still buttery and mineral tasting. Fresh in other words.
This is my favourite steep so far.
Steep four: 5 minutes
Ah, now it’s similar to the first steep. Very little remains at this point.
The after taste is floral with a hint of grass.
Many pictures and more information on my blog.
https://kittylovestea.com/2018/12/05/day-5-siam-tea-advent/
That’s not cheating, it’s good planning ha ha!
Decided for second steep. Adding second tea to the database, and whoa… steeped for 6 minutes maybe? Whoops :)
But it didn’t affect the taste. It’s quite same, but definitely much stronger in every aspect of it. Well, at least I have used the leaves to their maximum I guess!
I need to peek at the Fortnum advent to tell Ashman if it is a tea he will not want for breakfast so we can plan a different tea for him!
I do the same preplanning some nights. It helps figure out the best order if you are doing multiple advents instead of sorting with a groggy morning brain.