After storing it for 8 months I am revisiting this tea. It tastes to me much better than before. Before I was getting unpleasant notes of bamboo or wet wood. This time I am not getting those unpleasant notes. While I still wouldn’t rate this tea at 100% it is much better. This time I am getting some sweet notes that I didn’t get before. I also gave the tea two rinses which I didn’t do last time. I only steeped it six times because I am at my caffeine limit but I’m sure I’d have gotten twelve out of it. I am enjoying this tea. I was supposed to be having a root canal now but the dentist was sick. I have to admit this is much better than root canal.
I steeped this six times in a 120ml gaiwan with 8.2g leaf and boiling water. I gave it two 10 second rinses and let the tea rest for 10 minutes. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, and 20 sec.
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Haha. Like you, I’ve had some variable sessions with this tea, ranging from “mmmm, this is kinda dirty” to “very decent”. For the most part I like it.
I too felt very differently about this after 6 months storage. And it definitely beats root canal. I wonder if my dentist will do a tea rinse.
Haha. Like you, I’ve had some variable sessions with this tea, ranging from “mmmm, this is kinda dirty” to “very decent”. For the most part I like it.
I too felt very differently about this after 6 months storage. And it definitely beats root canal. I wonder if my dentist will do a tea rinse.