I couldn’t wait to have this pu-er but I think I butchered the poor cake getting my tea off. Wonder if there’s a better way to do that…
This is one of the most unique and unusual teas I’ve had so far. For the first infusion I used boiling (or near boiling) for 30 sec. It was still pretty strong. I would for next time use 195F instead of boiling and steep for 10 or 15 sec. I still enjoyed the cup with that sweet smokey taste. No bitterness. For other infusions I played around with the temperature (one at 185, one at 195) and using 15 min steeps. The smokey sweet flavour was still there in all the steeps. This tea was a very unusual taste for me compared to my favourite greens , whites & oolongs.
Again I felt that rush of energy without the jitters. This time I didn’t feel the clearing of the head and thoughts ( or maybe just a little bit). This would make such a good morning tea when headed to work but I couldn’t waste the leaves with only one infusion .
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You should really gongfu this one. It will give you a different experience.
Oh and you can brew this for days. Just hit it with near boiling water. Just make sure you set it up to drain excess water out between brewing s.
Days? Really? That’s good to know. When I had my 4th steep I was thinking “This is way too much tea for me. How do others infuse so many times?” It’s good to know I can leave the drained leaves and come back to them.
I’m not sure how to do gongfu. I think I need a gaiwan don’t I? I was thinking of getting either a gaiwan or yixing teapot soon.
You should really gongfu this one. It will give you a different experience.
Oh and you can brew this for days. Just hit it with near boiling water. Just make sure you set it up to drain excess water out between brewing s.
Days? Really? That’s good to know. When I had my 4th steep I was thinking “This is way too much tea for me. How do others infuse so many times?” It’s good to know I can leave the drained leaves and come back to them.
I’m not sure how to do gongfu. I think I need a gaiwan don’t I? I was thinking of getting either a gaiwan or yixing teapot soon.