Just brewed this up. I steeped for about 8-10 minutes because I got derailed even after noticing it was ready. Uh oh. So from here on out, consider this a cautionary tale.
Immediately the smell was like someone had steamed a fist full of grass clippings and put a drop of vanilla in it. I couldn’t smell any bergamot. I decided to truck on, added my bit of honey, and waited for it to cool enough for me to have a sip. At the very least this would be memorable.
So bitter. So very very dry and bitter. It isn’t the tea’s fault though, I shit the bed on this one. Down the drain it went. Such a stupid waste. I shall try again.
EDIT:
I made a successful cup, but I won’t rate this yet because I’m sure that the euphoria isn’t entirely the tea, but in part that it doesn’t taste like it was swabbed from an armpit.
