Not Recommended
Wow—What a disappointment! There were visible “golden flowers” on some of the material in my sample bag. Used 5g leaf in 8oz boiling spring water. 10 sec rinse of leaves was discarded. First steeping to a golden color brew had virtually no flavor. Slight hint of chestnut, but otherwise just yellow water. Second steeping to a light orange hue, matching the pics on YS’s site tasted the same: bland, watery and dull. Third steeping to a deep brown shade was, to its credit, non-bitter, non-fishy, non-sour, and the leaves had expanded nicely. But the brew was still non-aromatic and flavorless (except again for a weak chestnut flavor. This didn’t even have a “tea” flavor! At this point I gave up, unwilling to waste another 26 steepings of time, or 1 1/2 gal. of my fancy spring water, just hoping for a glimmer of taste, or trying to see if the color persists. I’ll give it another chance next week and report back here, before tossing it in with the garden compost.
Flavors: Chestnut
Preparation
Boiling
4 min, 0 sec
5 g
8 OZ / 236 ML
