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This tea reminded me of fresher version of Tetley’s orange pekoe, or anything you’d get at a restaurant or while traveling. It was certainly less astringent and seemed to have less tannin than most other teas of the tea-bag style variety.
All in all, it was a good brew. There’s nothing offensive or overpowering about this one. If I was just getting into loose leaf teas, I’d probably think I’d struck gold. It’s like a better version of the cheap stuff.
Would I buy this tea again? Maybe. It seems like such a middle of the road tea that I don’t know if I’d ever strongly desire it.
Also, is anyone noticing that David’s seems to suggest really long steep times and high temperatures? I used to follow their times and temperatures exactly, but now I think I have better results by steeping for less time at a lower temperature all across the board.
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I almost never follow the times; if I do it’s on the low end. I also tend to do greens and whites at about 5 degrees less, and herbals and blacks at about 5 degrees more (boiling). If I find a specific tea needs more or less time I’ll adjust from there, but I’d rather weak to bitter.
Oh for sure! Me too. I think I prefer greens and whites in the 70s.
I think a lot of their greens are recommended for 3-4 min but I 95% of the time do 2 min. As for the temperatures for greens, I think I’m usually a few degrees cooler (but the temps on their labels are usually just Celcius and my variable temp kettle is farenheit so I’m not 100% sure).
I almost never follow the times; if I do it’s on the low end. I also tend to do greens and whites at about 5 degrees less, and herbals and blacks at about 5 degrees more (boiling). If I find a specific tea needs more or less time I’ll adjust from there, but I’d rather weak to bitter.
Oh for sure! Me too. I think I prefer greens and whites in the 70s.
I think a lot of their greens are recommended for 3-4 min but I 95% of the time do 2 min. As for the temperatures for greens, I think I’m usually a few degrees cooler (but the temps on their labels are usually just Celcius and my variable temp kettle is farenheit so I’m not 100% sure).