This little beauty carried the lightest whisper of umami on the nose… fresh cucumber and steamed zucchini. The first few infusions were fresh-cut grassy, with the mild bitterness of cucumber skin. Looking for floral or fruit in these inital steeps turned up nothing, but the plucky vegetal notes are light and refreshing.
And then whoa, suddenly a drop of floral. Something white… what is that?
Then a dandelion kind of flavor, the greens and yellow petals together. I think this was the 6th or 7th steep… totally unexpected that it began spreading out like this. I expected it to gas out much earlier. There was even later a taste like raw wheat kernels, or uncooked steel-cut oats.
Lasted forever, I didn’t count steeps. Blissful little session to lose one’s self in. Thank you, derk.
Flavors: Bitter, Buckwheat, Cucumber, Dandelion, Floral, Freshly Cut Grass, Grassy, Oats, Umami, Vegetal, Zucchini
I love reading those lovely notes about Georgian teas! It seems I am not so much biased about them, hehe.
Yes, they are unique and seem quite well done!