Courtesy of the TTB 1.2
I’m going to be honest, I didn’t think I would like this tea but since I was using the TTB as an opportunity to try teas that I normally wouldn’t purchase, I grabbed a bit. The leaves are absolutely adorable – long, slender, green, and super fuzzy. After looking at several reviews to help me determine how to prep this tea, I pinched out around 2 TB of leaves and added water that was just under boiling.
The resulted liquid is pale gold, but lacking the notorious shiny hairs due to my superfine Chatsford infuser (I will be brewing these free next time…I want hairs in my mug too!) The scent is very light, slightly sweet and reminds me of hay with a hint of warm, dew-covered grass. The tea tastes pretty sweet and like warm hay, but it works for this tea. This is way better than I thought it would be as it is very flavorful and smooth with no bitterness or astringency. I’m not sure I would seek out Silver Needles in the future, but I would be open to it.
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You want hairs in your tea? You sure are a tea drinker of a different cup. (A VERY good thing though lol) I get sweet and dew, but never hay. Is that what is keeping you from buying it again?
I think after my 4th pot of this last night that I definitely would buy this again and will be soon boosting the rating a tad. It isn’t really that I want hairs in my tea, but after reading all the reviews where people were talking about the little shiny hairs left in the liquid after decanting I felt a bit left out. I just think they would be pretty…but maybe kind of gross at the same time.
Haha you could aways take a pic of them floating (you’re right, it would be pretty), then strain and drink:)
You want hairs in your tea? You sure are a tea drinker of a different cup. (A VERY good thing though lol) I get sweet and dew, but never hay. Is that what is keeping you from buying it again?
I think after my 4th pot of this last night that I definitely would buy this again and will be soon boosting the rating a tad. It isn’t really that I want hairs in my tea, but after reading all the reviews where people were talking about the little shiny hairs left in the liquid after decanting I felt a bit left out. I just think they would be pretty…but maybe kind of gross at the same time.
Haha you could aways take a pic of them floating (you’re right, it would be pretty), then strain and drink:)