These leaves are huge, it was really hard to measure out the right size portion for my teapot, but I managed :)
To be fair, I’ve been a bit on the sick side the past few days so my taste may be off. The smell out of the package was interesting and very sweet and bakey…like the smell of a strawberry cake in the oven. I don’t usually like white tea, so hopefully this will change my mind. This brews up a very pale color, almost clear, which I guess is typical for white tea. The taste is good, there actually is a taste. With white tea, I usually just get scented hot water, but this has a taste. Maybe adding a bit of sweetener will bring out the strawberry more….I’ll be right back…
Okay, I added just a scant bit of sugar. WOW! What a difference a little sweetener makes! The strawberry is actually at the forefront now, although the bakey type smell doesn’t translate into the taste. I wonder if a bit of milk would really transform this into more of a dessert tea, but I’m a little scared to try it because the tea is so light to begin with. Maybe another day.
I’m rating this tea based on it being the only white tea to date that I would love to have more of. I don’t know if I will order this when my sample is done, but it is possible.
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“These leaves are huge, it was really hard to measure out the right size portion for my teapot, but I managed” … exactly why I bought a tea scale (I’m a lover of whites and oolongs so this is constantly a problem for me).
You know what, I have a scale that I could have used, it really didn’t occur to me. How much should a serving weigh?
I like 2.25g/6oz water for whites.
Thanks, I will definately try measuring the tea the next time I try this. I may wait a few days though, I don’t want to go through all my sample before I can taste it properly.
“These leaves are huge, it was really hard to measure out the right size portion for my teapot, but I managed” … exactly why I bought a tea scale (I’m a lover of whites and oolongs so this is constantly a problem for me).
You know what, I have a scale that I could have used, it really didn’t occur to me. How much should a serving weigh?
I like 2.25g/6oz water for whites.
Thanks, I will definately try measuring the tea the next time I try this. I may wait a few days though, I don’t want to go through all my sample before I can taste it properly.