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This tea was strong and bitter at first. It took about six steeps to begin evolving into something else. By the eighth steep there was a sweet but grassy note. I would not go as far as to describe this as apricots as it did not seem quite that sweet to me. It started off a little harsh but did improve dramatically.

I steeped this twelve times in a 150ml gaiwan with 9g leaves and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 1 min, 1.5 min, and 2 minutes. The tea was not done at twelve steeps. I am sure I could have gotten a few more steeps out of this one but twelve was enough for me.