The Tea Practitioner Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 7
Lazily steeped in my lidless glass kyusu thing. A couple of people asked me about it on Instagram, but it looks like Rishi doesn’t carry it anymore? Sad panda. Adagio has a somewhat similar one, but it doesn’t have a handle. Well hopefully I don’t break mine lol, I would miss it…
Anyway! Dancong is not my favorite, but here we are. I did several steeps with water starting at 190°F. I didn’t reheat the kettle so who knows what temperature the later steeps were, lol… There was one steep I forgot about, but I guess the water was cool enough by then because it wasn’t super bitter. Accidental grandpa style? :P
I didn’t find the flavor changed much, it actually reminded me of a high mountain Taiwanese oolong with its light leafy flavor and abundant, nectarous floral notes. I didn’t get a whole lot else other than flowers and a bit of grassy, leafy quality along with a nice silky texture. A little stonefruitiness perhaps, but only a hint. Slight woody notes.
Mostly it tasted like a pile of flowers and I was not a big fan. XD
Flavors: Floral, Flowers, Grass, Nectar, Stonefruit, Sweet, Thick, Wood
