Trying this again today to see if it is better with less “leaves”. Used 8.3g in a 230ml teapot today and I did not get the unpleasant note of the other day. Still got the salty taste. This is not totally caffeine free so I stopped at four steeps. There is a natural sweet note to this that I am just not sure how to describe. It is described by sellers as honey sweet but to me it doesn’t taste like honey and it certainly is not as sweet as honey. It is definitely improved over the other day though. While I’m not going to specifically recommend or not recommend this tea it is interesting to try. It’s almost hard to believe it comes from the same plant as tea but it does. One thing about this, I think that the salty note might go away in another four steepings. It is lessened in the fourth steeping. But as this does have some caffeine I stopped at four.
I steeped this four times in a 230ml teapot with 8.3g “leaf” and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, and 10 sec.
Flavors: Salty, Sweet
