Received a very generous amount of this as a sample with my Yunnan Sourcing order which arrived today (YAY!!! Auspicious Dragon teapot… super excited!!!) Everything I’ve read makes me think I should be getting some serious chocolate/cocoa notes out of this tea so why the crud am I tasting bread, malt and sweet potato?!?!?! Maybe its because I’m being lazy and brewing western style this afternoon? Guess I’ll try again tomorrow with the gaiwan… still very tasty!
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It maybe the temp your using. Higher temps tend to emphasise the tarter elements. I tend to use temperatures closer to 90 to bring out the cocoa notes.
thanks for the hint!! Sounds like it could definitely be the temperature I’m brewing at!! Will give it another try tomorrow at 90… looking forward to those cocoa notes! :)
It maybe the temp your using. Higher temps tend to emphasise the tarter elements. I tend to use temperatures closer to 90 to bring out the cocoa notes.
thanks for the hint!! Sounds like it could definitely be the temperature I’m brewing at!! Will give it another try tomorrow at 90… looking forward to those cocoa notes! :)