First A&D tea! Thank you Cameron B. :D
The dark leaves had brassy orange-ish-gold tips. The first couple of infusions had quite a bit of smoke, campfire as someone accurately said in another review. I got very little malt flavor at this point and became slightly dry, different spice notes like pepper and cinnamon. In later infusions, I got some malty sweet notes, slight sweetness in the finish. The more infusions, the more malt came out, some cocoa notes. I’m thinking that this would be better as A&D suggested, a long steep like 5 minutes vs Gongfu style.
I don’t know how pricey or whether it’s inexpensive but I would classify this as a good daily drinker type if it’s not expensive.
Porcelain gaiwan, 4g, 212°F, 110ml, rinse, 8 steeps: 10s, 20s, 30s, 45s, 55s, 65s, 75s, 120s
Flavors: Black Pepper, Campfire, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Malt, Pepper, Smoke, Spices, Sweet
I almost had this one today… also from Cameron B. :D
hehe Since we’re talking A&D, what is your favorite tea from there? ^^
I still haven’t tried this one… I should really rectify that.