“The Final Sipdown: Day 9 Decupboarding Total: 17 Today has been a whole lot of suck since I woke up in the middle of the night with a full-blown migraine. Finally at 11pm, I’m over the migraine...” Read full tasting note
“Steep Information: Amount: 1 flower – 6.7g Water: ~185°F 16 ounces (oopse, it was supposed to be a 6 ounce cup!) Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes Served:...” Read full tasting note
“Very light, very delicate. I prefer my green teas with a bit more power, but this isn’t bad at all. Pretty tea “flower”, too.” Read full tasting note
These Lu Mu Dan flowers (also known as Green Peony) is made from spring-picked Huangshan Maofang that is hand-tied (see photos) into rosettes. Once the leaves are steeped the leaves plump up and become bright green. Use these flowers to steep an entire pot of tea or steep them with quick subsequent steeps when using a smaller amount of water.The liquor is bright yellow and the taste is mellow, with a sweet/smoky aftertaste.
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