Here’s a check-in on some young, rapidly improving tea. I won’t do a number rating since I work for Mandala.
7 grams into a 5oz. yixing pot, quick rinse, water at full boil. I combined two infusions into one sharing pitcher for each tasting stop.
10 seconds (x2) – tastes a little like sweet corn with a slight cooling sensation at the back of the throat. Very clear tea liquor.
15 seconds (x2) – increased sweetness now with some grape flavor starting in and a lot more tongue-drying astringency
15 seconds (x2) – the energy of this tea is really hitting now – sort of a full cardiovascular system opener. Garret says, “This is why I called it HEART of the old tree!”
30 seconds (x2) – just getting tastier, the flavors are really rounded and well-incorporated. Clean.
1 minute (x2) – sweet cooking grain flavor and after-sweet are taking over. Less of that grape-like sweetness initially. Excellent flavor left in my mouth long after sipping.
Loving where this tea is right now and excited about where it’s headed!
