The first tea to go into my yixing pot! I’d been saving my samples from Fong Mong Tea until I got one. Here it is! https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/315454_3587175127038_22846941_n.jpg It’s not even the one I ordered but that’s okay, I like this one better than that one!
I put the entire sample in, aiming for 1g of tea to 1 oz of water. Steeped it for about 40 seconds. This first steep is light but so sweet. It almost reminds me of a milk oolong. Very creamy, and just really really sweet.
Second steep! Now that the leaves are opening up a lot the volume is right where I want it. I’m pouring into a 6 oz cup and now it’s perfect. The liquor looks like I’m steeping a green tea rather than an oolong.
The second steep is very floral and also very green. I’m getting pepper, really reminiscent of pink peppercorns. The third steep is very similar, with a bit less of the pepper. It makes for a really intriguing combination with the floral flavors, that’s for sure.
More to come, it’s time to stop procrastinating on a paper for at least 20 minutes!
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Very nice yixing teapot! I like the bamboo accent on it.
very nice teapot, indeed. It reminds me just a bit of one of my yixing mugs.
oooh! Nice teapot, me likey!
very nice! It is better than the one you ordered :) happy accident!
thank you guys! I do like a happy accident!
Congrats on the pot! It’s exciting to take home yixing. I haven’t even used mine because I can’t make up my mind what to put in it.
I love the lid, it’s gorgeous.
Very nice pot!
Very nice yixing teapot! I like the bamboo accent on it.
very nice teapot, indeed. It reminds me just a bit of one of my yixing mugs.
oooh! Nice teapot, me likey!
very nice! It is better than the one you ordered :) happy accident!
thank you guys! I do like a happy accident!
Congrats on the pot! It’s exciting to take home yixing. I haven’t even used mine because I can’t make up my mind what to put in it.
I love the lid, it’s gorgeous.
Very nice pot!