6-7g leaf (did not weigh it), 93 *C water, brewed in my 155 mL yixing-style pot (not true yixing clay, but an unpolished clay teapot that brews my tea just fine).
Rinse (5 seconds)
Steep 1: 7 seconds (way too long, had to dilute it half and half)
Extremely bitter, but smells amazing. No fungus or storage flavour, but way too bitter to be enjoyable.
Steep 2: 3 seconds
Extremely bitter, but also notes of sweetness and lots of tea flavour/tannins. I find this quite drying in my mouth due to its astringency.
Steep 3: 3 seconds
Still bitter, less in your face bold and a bit more mellowed
Steep 4: 3 seconds
Nice clean raw pu’erh taste, a bit of lemon rind, notes of pine bark and forest floor. How do people drink/enjoy this? Still bitter, I’m not doing to keep going because I don’t do bitter teas. I gave it a try, but it isn’t going to happen. I hate how the bitterness lingers as a strong aftertaste.
Flavors: Astringent, Bark, Bitter, Fir, Forest Floor, Sweet
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I’ve recently been craving the strong bitter sheng with lingering taste, I’ll have to give this one a go
This tea is quite the bitter bomb. It reminds me of yesheng.
If I had any more, I’d send it to your Rasseru! I guess I didn’t realize this tea was going to be bitter. I’m sure Crimson Lotus makes amazing teas and this one is also great, but it is one of those niche flavours where most people aren’t going to enjoy it. The actual flavour was fantastic, but I couldn’t get over the bitterness.
I’ve recently been craving the strong bitter sheng with lingering taste, I’ll have to give this one a go
This tea is quite the bitter bomb. It reminds me of yesheng.
If I had any more, I’d send it to your Rasseru! I guess I didn’t realize this tea was going to be bitter. I’m sure Crimson Lotus makes amazing teas and this one is also great, but it is one of those niche flavours where most people aren’t going to enjoy it. The actual flavour was fantastic, but I couldn’t get over the bitterness.