My second review for this tea. It’s taken me a while to figure out how to enjoy this tea. Part of the problem is the strong toasted cereal note that dominates this tea. I recommend adding sugar to this tea, and enjoying the taste of it like you would a fine madeira port.
In brewing this, keep the equipment as hot as possible by pre heating it with hot water. I used boiling water to brew the tea as well as keeping the heavy cup covered. Part of the problem with this tea is that it is so strong. You need to find just the right amount. I used 5 grams this time. If you use too much, it may be completely undrinkable (perhaps a lot of hot water might save it?). I used 200 mL of water for each steeping and a full 3 minutes. This seemed to work out.
