This is just to show that brewing style can completely completely change the way a tea tastes.
The first time I drank this nectar of the gods I did so gongfu style, and it turned out very nice, but not amazing. This morning I brewed it western style and it was AMAZING! A coppery coloured brew with lovely caramel, toasty, chocolate, barley, vanilla flavour and a rich creamy texture. This tea is mind blowing – complex and tasty – a perfect pick me up cup of joy.
I’m still interested in trying to get a proper (and not pale) gongfu brew out of it. Has anyone succeeded with that? Perhaps longer brewing times will do the trick
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I had the same response to it….I could find the nuances but didn’t find myself gravitating towards the cup when I brewed it gongfu style….I now add it directly to a hua cha (glass tea ocean) and strain as I seem to get a more interesting and less dense flavor that has more diversity
WOW! That is interesting! So often I see where people say they get different, more complex flavors gong fu, but angrboda says she gets more complex flavors western sometimes. I guess we need to try all the tea, all the ways! :) Glad you had such a stellar tea experience!
I had the same response to it….I could find the nuances but didn’t find myself gravitating towards the cup when I brewed it gongfu style….I now add it directly to a hua cha (glass tea ocean) and strain as I seem to get a more interesting and less dense flavor that has more diversity
WOW! That is interesting! So often I see where people say they get different, more complex flavors gong fu, but angrboda says she gets more complex flavors western sometimes. I guess we need to try all the tea, all the ways! :) Glad you had such a stellar tea experience!