I’m just trying this one now from my awesome Verdant sampler from months ago. I guess it’s because of the unsealable packaging.. Verdant’s suggestion is one teaspoon at 175 degrees for one minute. The leaves look so fresh looking! Actually I just looked at my leaves for the Laoshan oolong and I can’t tell much of a difference to this one.
Steep #1 // 70 seconds // water cooled way down
This actually tastes like the White Monkey I had the other day… creamed corn! What are the odds both teas would taste like that and I had no idea. This one seems slightly more astringent than the White Monkey though, even though the steep time was two minutes for that one. I do love the creamed corn flavor though.
Steep #2 // 1 min 30 sec // water cooled way down
This one actually tastes MUCH different.. not as much creamed corn. It actually tastes like an oolong BUT with a sweet candy strawberry flavor. I have no idea where that is coming from. But sure enough, the wet leaves actually have even more of a candy strawberry flavor. Very different and very good! Maybe next time I’ll go past two steeps.
I’ll drink this one when I want the flavors of creamed corn and candy strawberry. Both cups are so different!
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Funny about the strawberries :-) I love when that happens, you get a hint of something unexpected…
I get corn and snap peas out of the Spring Harvest. I’ve never had the Autumn, do you see a lot of difference between the two? I think I’m gonna have it tonight to see if I can get strawberries out of the second steep, lol!
Sadly, I haven’t had the spring harvest!
Funny about the strawberries :-) I love when that happens, you get a hint of something unexpected…
I get corn and snap peas out of the Spring Harvest. I’ve never had the Autumn, do you see a lot of difference between the two? I think I’m gonna have it tonight to see if I can get strawberries out of the second steep, lol!
Sadly, I haven’t had the spring harvest!