This tea was kind of dismal for me. Thanks anyway derk
Prepared western in my classic set-up, 2 tsp and 300 ml and I let it steep for 3 minutes at first. It was pretty much bland, so I let it steep more, for next two minutes.
It wasn’t much better to be honest, but some florals started to appear, but weakly. I have same experience as Bluegreen, though I was able to finish the cup. It was just like some heavily underleafed Darjeeling in very short steeping, though it was quite long one. I am surprised to get so different experience than eastkyteaguy had. Or it has suffered by age? It’s from Spring 2018, so not that old!
I guess I will brew the rest gongfu to make stronger brews.
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This tea is on the lighter side, though I’m not sure I’d call it bland. However, it’s definitely in Darjeeling territory. (Also, does anyone else get all the Nepalese teas from What-Cha confused? I have to keep looking them up to see which ones I bought, which ones Derk sent me, and which ones I think I have but actually don’t.)
It is indeed quite confusing in names, that’s true. I don’t keep any directory though and I just pick some tea and decide to brew it. I was just disappointed with this tea. I don’t expect any explosion of tastes, but it was just lightly something floral.
That’s too bad, though of course, everyone’s tastes are different. I think I used a bit more leaf than you and brewed it at a lower temperature (maybe 195F). It’s still a subtle tea.
I also brewed mine at 195F and didn’t find it necessarily subtle. If you have preferences leaning more toward robust black teas, I can see this being underwhelming.
derk: Indeed I prefer more robust black teas, but I also like Darjeelings which aren’t necessary subtle. Maybe it was really underleafed, and I will try colder water as well.
This tea is on the lighter side, though I’m not sure I’d call it bland. However, it’s definitely in Darjeeling territory. (Also, does anyone else get all the Nepalese teas from What-Cha confused? I have to keep looking them up to see which ones I bought, which ones Derk sent me, and which ones I think I have but actually don’t.)
It is indeed quite confusing in names, that’s true. I don’t keep any directory though and I just pick some tea and decide to brew it. I was just disappointed with this tea. I don’t expect any explosion of tastes, but it was just lightly something floral.
That’s too bad, though of course, everyone’s tastes are different. I think I used a bit more leaf than you and brewed it at a lower temperature (maybe 195F). It’s still a subtle tea.
I also brewed mine at 195F and didn’t find it necessarily subtle. If you have preferences leaning more toward robust black teas, I can see this being underwhelming.
derk: Indeed I prefer more robust black teas, but I also like Darjeelings which aren’t necessary subtle. Maybe it was really underleafed, and I will try colder water as well.