Tried gongfu those cannonballs (lovely name by the way). First steeps were great, maybe even better than western brewing.
Light, slightly lemony, hay (I suspect the age), sweet grass. As I have no idea how lemon blossom tastes; I will avoid that. And I don’t think I have noticed it afterall.
But well, this isn’t great tea for gongfu. Rather not suitable. Why? I read Matu’s tasting note and I agree with them completely. First steeps are good, almost great… but then it goes bitter and thick (in a bad way) as the cannonballs unfurl. Although using quite cold water, they need very short (10 seconds were even too much) steeps. The last ones were very vegetal too, and vegetal-broth like too.
Lowering a rating a bit; as 80 seems indeed too high to me, not just because this session.
Flavors: Buffalo Grass, Hay, Lemon, Thick, Vegetable Broth, Vegetal
