Day 18 of the Kiani advent calendar. I brewed this up in one of my little ceramic gong fu teapots. I find it interesting that the flavor changed quite a bit between the first and second steeps. The first steep was naturally sweet, with vegetal and sweet pea notes. The second steep still had some of that sweetness, but a strong smokiness came out. Not lapsang souchong strong, but strong for a green tea. That smokiness continues for another couple of steeps before the leaf starts to lose flavor. I really liked this one!
ETA after seeing last year’s tasting notes: duh, of course this is a gunpowder green, I don’t know why I didn’t place it while drinking it except that I don’t have them very often!
