Yesterday’s tea.
I took this one to work and brewed in my double glass walled travel mug. I thought I took a pu’erh and was surprised to find a white tea. And one I hadn’t reviewed yet either. I just used the hot water from the hot water dispenser (water cooler) as I think that one is around the 175. I know it’s definitely less than 185. It was the best I could do at work.
I love how these leaves looked. So big , furry & white. It brews up to a pretty bold white tea. The liquid was an amber colour.
What struck me first about this tea is I got a caramel note. It seemed to taste like caramel to me but was between a caramel/malt flavour. This is the element I believe CameronB picked up that was similar to a black tea. On the YS website , they note that as this tea ages it becomes more like a black.
It’s interesting how we all get different tastes and then our brains interpret it in different ways too. What can I say? Caramel just seemed to stick in my head .
I didn’t get any fruity notes but I noticed this tea was VERY sweet; and of course I picked up the typical hay notes I get from most whites. The second brew on this was a bit too weak for me but the colour was still quite dark. I would like to try brewing this one gongfu next time.
Overall, an exceptional white tea!
Flavors: Caramel, Malt, Sweet
interesting..may have to try this one out as i don’t generally ever get drawn to whites..
I’m drinking a lot more whites lately since I’ve had quite a few I’ve really enjoyed.