This tea is quite good. It has been a while since I have drank it. Since then it seems to have lost some of its fermentation flavor. It seemed less pronounced than the last time I drank it. There are still notes of cocoa and berries to this tea. I will have this tea for years to come. A while ago I got an offer from Brendan at Whispering Pines for a 10% discount on a tong of this and I took the deal. I have seven more of these to open. Can’t wait to see what this tea tastes like in a couple more years of aging.
I steeped this eight times in a 120ml gaiwan with 8g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, and 30 sec. I stopped there not because the tea was finished but I am at my caffeine limit for the day. I’m sure the tea would have gone to twelve steeps at least, if not more.
Flavors: Berries, Cocoa
Agreed!