“Brewed the whole orb in my 100ml thick walled gaiwan. Hit the ball with a medium strength off the boil pour for a little over a minute, at which point it was almost completely open. Proceeded with...” Read full tasting note
“I’m not part of the W2T club… but I got one of these :) I’m more of a swapping type of person and was quite happy to see this come in the mail recently. I took this guy to work with me without...” Read full tasting note
“I had this one this afternoon. W2T says to split the 9g orb if you want a lighter tea so that’s what I did. I brewed it at 90C. It has a light sweetness & fruity taste. Some bitterness came...” Read full tasting note
“I used 90C water and lots of short steeps, ranging around 5 seconds or so. The smell of the dried leaf was tart, slightly smoky, somewhat fruity. After a quick rinse, the leaves began to stick out...” Read full tasting note
This was originally part of the October 2015 subscription box.
A lovely tea with sweetness and strength. We hesitated to write down the exact origin of this tea because it might not be indicative of the general character of the area. This is another tea that can go strong or soft, and manages to succeed either way. If you want heavy, brew the whole orb. If you prefer lighter sweetness and fragrance, break the orb in half and steep at a lower temperature (90C).
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