Qi Fine Teas

Sampler September! Nearly done now with the teas from my PDX TeaFest bag.

Brewed 3g to 500ml 175F water, 2 minute steep. Brews a deep goldenrod color with an umami beany aroma, as well as… cinnamon graham cracker?! I thought I was going crazy, but I see the manufacturer claims cinnamon as a note of this tea. Not sure I’ve ever smelled that from a green before.

The taste is strongly a vegetal bean flavor, and there is a sweet spice note to the tea that I can only describe as a less abrasive cross of cinnamon and licorice root. The sip starts highly vegetal, and I taste beans, peas, and minerals, with the sweet spice picking up at the end of the sip. Extremely smooth. This is refreshing as a warm tea, and I imagine that cold brewed would amplify that further.