so I follow the exact instructions on the website, as I only have the one sample & trust Bana.
15 second 1st brew. Kapow. Deep almost smoked-stonefruit, spice & honey front which curves round to a bitter finish. Almost tastes a bit aged already, i looked at the soup & its a murky orange in my cup. Instantly energising, although i’m not used to the strength of a 15 second first steep – I wander off & start reading about 1950s red label puerh when I should be doing other things.
2nd steep, couldnt place the flavours but there is honey & bitterness wrapped up into one big bold flavour, zingy on the tongue. Slightly woody sharpness in the huigan.
Then the session got lighter in colour, and took on a bittersweet character. It tasted less leafy green & more like a varnished wood or the inner wood of a tree under the bark.
This flavour developed into a pretty sharp bitterness in the later steeps.
I loved the boldness of this tea, even if its for more bitter-loving or experienced puerh heads. The Bana sampler pack is a really nice one, totally recommended with a lovely range of interesting sheng for a decent price.
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You are eventually going to make me get the sample pack….
You havent already? mrmopar, you’re slacking.
I am just thinking, & if its a really heavy press then maybe the 15 seconds first steep mentioned is to open it up – I had an already broken sample, I think I might have overblown it.. I might try another sample of this with less heavy initial steep times.
Trying this tonight and I agree I’m getting a lot of bitterness on thel later steeps. I cut back the infusion time to 20 sec again and that seemed to help.
You are eventually going to make me get the sample pack….
You havent already? mrmopar, you’re slacking.
I am just thinking, & if its a really heavy press then maybe the 15 seconds first steep mentioned is to open it up – I had an already broken sample, I think I might have overblown it.. I might try another sample of this with less heavy initial steep times.
Trying this tonight and I agree I’m getting a lot of bitterness on thel later steeps. I cut back the infusion time to 20 sec again and that seemed to help.