Drafting this note as I drink the tea. I drew from Leafhoppers and Lucky Me notes, and well, sense and instinct. I’ll add more as I drink it throughout the day, so expect some changes and edits.
Dryleaf is fruity and creamy, bordering on reminding me of sugarcane. First steep was a rinse, and it’s very sweet. Sweet corn, butter, honeydew (faint), sugar.
Second one after 25 seconds….flower water. Not much of anything.
Wet leaf smells like strawberries and cream. Third about 35 ish seconds in 4 ish oz, and more corn and whatever creamy floral. “Berries and cream,” osmanthus, melon of some form and something else. I’m feeling a little unoriginal, but I am liking this more than I thought I would. The vegetals might come soon, but so far, not so much. We’ll see as the session continues.
Now, 30-40ish seconds (maybe less), PEACH, orchids, osmanthus. Some green alpine-ness in the earlier part, barely vegetal. Very fresh and juicy.
Another round I did not count, probably close to less than a minute, and peach, but more floral. Orchid, herbs, osmanthus, and peachy finish.
47 seconds and heavy fruity aroma. Thick. Tasting it, thick fruit. Peach, jasmine, butter, and cantelope? More melon than peach personally. Immensely fruity.
And I think I’m ready for the waiting. Corn, peach, melon, cream, and florals are prominent for me. I felt very off for the florals though they are clearly present. I’ve been half tempted to write hyacinth for steep two, but I wasn’t sure. It could be the way I brewed it, but it was not as vegetal as the Fall A selection. This one was softer in comparison, though I didn’t expect it to be fruitier. I actually liked this one a little bit more despite it being more subdued. I also think it’s due to a little bit less leaves that I used, or I could be wrong. I’ll write a few things more soon, but I think I’ve gotten what I could out of the tea. Or have I?
Next steep. Vegetal spinach. Floral, but green, buttery, savory and herbaceous.
Flavors: Butter, Corn Husk, Floral, Fruity, Herbaceous, Herbs, Honeysuckle, Osmanthus, Peach, Sugarcane, Sweet
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I’m now wondering if I mislabelled these teas, though I don’t think I did. I have 35 g of this to get through, so I might try your longer steeping method or LuckyMe’s ambient brewing.
I was trying to think what the heck he meant by “ambient” lol. I’m fairly certain it’s the same tea. Like I said, this one was a little bit more subdued than A. I used the entirety of the sample in the instant though, and the only real difference I noticed in our brewing was the fact that I kept it short for a longer bit. I also might be ignoring the more herbaceous qualities for “Oh fruit!!!! I can taste fruit!”
I assumed “ambient brewing” was bowl steeping the leaves in room-temperature water. The only thing I have that’s remotely like a tea bowl is my ~200 ml cup I use during gongfu sessions. My next smallest vessel is a 355 ml mug.
I usually glom on to the fruity notes as well, so it’s weird I didn’t get as many of them.
Corn is also kind of a vegetal note, too.
That’s true, although I always interpret it as being sweeter than most veggies. Sometimes the corn I get in high mountain teas is like the really sweet cream corn nibblets from a can.
I’m now wondering if I mislabelled these teas, though I don’t think I did. I have 35 g of this to get through, so I might try your longer steeping method or LuckyMe’s ambient brewing.
I was trying to think what the heck he meant by “ambient” lol. I’m fairly certain it’s the same tea. Like I said, this one was a little bit more subdued than A. I used the entirety of the sample in the instant though, and the only real difference I noticed in our brewing was the fact that I kept it short for a longer bit. I also might be ignoring the more herbaceous qualities for “Oh fruit!!!! I can taste fruit!”
I assumed “ambient brewing” was bowl steeping the leaves in room-temperature water. The only thing I have that’s remotely like a tea bowl is my ~200 ml cup I use during gongfu sessions. My next smallest vessel is a 355 ml mug.
I usually glom on to the fruity notes as well, so it’s weird I didn’t get as many of them.
Corn is also kind of a vegetal note, too.
That’s true, although I always interpret it as being sweeter than most veggies. Sometimes the corn I get in high mountain teas is like the really sweet cream corn nibblets from a can.