This tea is part of very generous box of samples . Thank you so much for such a great opportunity to sample your great teas.
i went with the entire sample which was about 6g .
95ml gaiwan, 200F rinse/pause/3/5/5/5/7/7/10sec etc
The tea is wonderful. I was cautious not to oversteep it, so my steeps were very short, some even flash.
started mild, then progressed to a nice minty cool and spicy flavor. i cannot say i experienced any harsh bitterness or astringency. It was very pleasant. i really liked that minty cool freshness.
Later steeps lost the mint flavor but again no bitterness ( or maybe im getting used to it so i dont notice haha)
i highly recommend to try this tea. i really enjoyed it.
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Good point on over-steeping. I steeped this at my normal rate for pu-erh and decided it was just too harsh to drink now, but potentially a very good tea in 10 years. When I dropped the steep times in half (at the 4th steep) it was once more approachable.
I think I tamed it with short steeps knowing Mahei is brutal ;)
Good point on over-steeping. I steeped this at my normal rate for pu-erh and decided it was just too harsh to drink now, but potentially a very good tea in 10 years. When I dropped the steep times in half (at the 4th steep) it was once more approachable.
I think I tamed it with short steeps knowing Mahei is brutal ;)