This is Baozhong #2 from my Mountain Stream Teas order. It’s a flower scented tea and a very good one at that. The osmanthus mingles with the floral baozhong for an intensely fruity brew. The tea smells and tastes like stonefruits, apricot to be precise. You don’t really taste the osmanthus until later after it’s been steeping for a while. Thick mouthfeel with a lingering, sweet finish.
I steeped this grandpa style in my tumbler, ~1.5g leaf in 10oz of 200 F water. I also like adding a pinch of this tea to spent green tea leaves. Not only does it get me a few more infusions at the end of the session, but the osmanthus flavor perfectly complements green tea’s grassiness.
Flavors: Apricot, Osmanthus, Stonefruit
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I’ve been waiting forever for Taiwan Tea Crafts to get some of their 2019 teas in. I see you are enjoying Mountain Stream Teas. Maybe I’ll try them out too.
Their baozhong has been very good. Haven’t gotten around to trying the high mountain teas from my order yet. I haven’t sat down for many gongfu sessions recently…blame the scorching summer weather for that
I’ve been waiting forever for Taiwan Tea Crafts to get some of their 2019 teas in. I see you are enjoying Mountain Stream Teas. Maybe I’ll try them out too.
Their baozhong has been very good. Haven’t gotten around to trying the high mountain teas from my order yet. I haven’t sat down for many gongfu sessions recently…blame the scorching summer weather for that