Thank you so much Jeff! My Unytea order was very aesthetic and very considerate. I smelled through the bags of course and I am oddly really excited for one of the blends.
This particular was recommended for a non-stomach upsetting nuclear green oolong, and I’ve been really curious to try this varietal. The large nuclear emerald leaves smell green and clean. Tasting it, this tea is the embodiment of orchid floral from Tie Guan Yin and Bao Zhong. I was surprised that the florals were a little too strong for me. it had the World Market organic luxury soap thing going on.
So I did a five second rinse for my wopping 6 grams for 6 fluid ounces, then I brewed up the first steep at twelve seconds. I think that steep was too short because I got ORCHID and STEM. I’m not getting creamy so much. The later steeps were more enjoyable with a good balance between the green flower stem taste and some fruitier, more lemon and pineapple qualities. It also has some staying power ‘cause I’m still drinking it after steep seven. I used short steeps, however.
I have to play with this one more, and luckily, I have the amount to do so. It does not quite have the balance I’m looking for, but it is still a great quality tea and I am excited to see what else I can do with these lovely leaves. I am looking forward to other goodies I have. I also need to write so many more reviews…
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Also try maybe with green tea temps, that tamed the perfume with the YS one
Noted. I brewed it close to 180 anyway.
I’m working on adding brewing notes on the labels for each tea. I’m sorry I’m just seeing this now. Def do very short steeps like any other dancong oolong I usually do 15 sec 20-25-30……and with this tea I sometimes will not preheat my pot or Gaiwan. Which lowers the temp a bit on its own also do a rinse before your 1st steep. Which as Rasseru stated will help alleviate the strength of the perfume/soapy note. My email is always open to talk tea!
That sounds like a good idea :) Using less leaf and higher temperature definitely improved it with the rinse. And I did rinse my Xiang Fu tea pot to warm it up the first time I drank it.
I drank Chou shi all day today lol I brew tea generally a little lower than suggested. It helps with Matt stomach discomfort
Also try maybe with green tea temps, that tamed the perfume with the YS one
Noted. I brewed it close to 180 anyway.
I’m working on adding brewing notes on the labels for each tea. I’m sorry I’m just seeing this now. Def do very short steeps like any other dancong oolong I usually do 15 sec 20-25-30……and with this tea I sometimes will not preheat my pot or Gaiwan. Which lowers the temp a bit on its own also do a rinse before your 1st steep. Which as Rasseru stated will help alleviate the strength of the perfume/soapy note. My email is always open to talk tea!
That sounds like a good idea :) Using less leaf and higher temperature definitely improved it with the rinse. And I did rinse my Xiang Fu tea pot to warm it up the first time I drank it.
I drank Chou shi all day today lol I brew tea generally a little lower than suggested. It helps with Matt stomach discomfort