I’m almost out of my beloved Bohea, but I’m able to enjoy it nonetheless, secure in the knowledge that another 400 grams is on its way (packed immediately and shipped within hours of my ordering — yay, Upton, for so clearly understanding the nature of tea dependency!). I’ve settled on five minutes of steep time and a heaping tablespoon of dry leaf per cup. Soon I’ll be able to measure it in grams with a pocket scale that’s also on its way (yay, Amazon!) and be sure I’m not wasting a single precious leaf.
Yesterday I attempted a second steep with the wet leaves left in my French press — not something I normally try with black teas, and, as it turns out, not something I’d recommend with this one. All the cocoa-y flavor went into the first steep, and the liquor from the second tasted rather flat. Oh well … you can’t blame me for trying to get a little extra mileage out of my favorite!
