I have actually enjoyed this one most of the day yesterday as the rain fell all day.
I got this one out grabbed 10 grams and headed for the Gaiwan. This has a kind of light aroma of hay in the dry leaf. I gave a quick rinse and started. The first 3 infusions done a 5 seconds each were a little light in color. The taste of these 3 had a subdued floral note with a touch of bitter. Steeps 4 through 9 is where this one really shined.
The color was much darker as I increased the steep times. The flavor came on with some fruity and floral that had a hit of bitter that faded to a sweetness at the back of the tongue.
I think I did about 15 steeps till this got too weak for me. I did save the brewed lea and put them with a fresh batch of hot water to season a new Yixing I recently purchased. Hopefully that will add a bit to the pot.
Flavors: Bitter, Floral, Fruity, Sweet
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Oh, new Yixing ! What’s the capacity?
200 ml.
Nice! I seasoned one too this week for a friend.
You are downsizing, mrmopar ;-). I’m looking for 100cc but should be fast pouring .
boychik, have you tried Yunnan Sourcing’s selection? It’s pretty good, and decently priced. mrmopar – congrats on the new Yixing! They are always fun to season and use.
MrM, do we get a photo?
You know how much we all love photos go teas & tea paraphenalia
Terri I don’t have an Instagram account or anything similar. I am still new to this computer stuff.
mrmopar, Instagram is so addictive. I started taken pics just recently. So much fun. Plus others pics its just like teaporn;)
NofarS, I did get Yixing fr YS but its big like 180cc . I love YS pots. I need 100cc for Yancha and good quality clay. Maybe I should ask Scott to source smaller pots ;)
If its any consolation, I joined instagram at least a year ago, & just posted my first 2 pics a few days ago. :)
Oh, new Yixing ! What’s the capacity?
200 ml.
Nice! I seasoned one too this week for a friend.
You are downsizing, mrmopar ;-). I’m looking for 100cc but should be fast pouring .
boychik, have you tried Yunnan Sourcing’s selection? It’s pretty good, and decently priced. mrmopar – congrats on the new Yixing! They are always fun to season and use.
MrM, do we get a photo?
You know how much we all love photos go teas & tea paraphenalia
Terri I don’t have an Instagram account or anything similar. I am still new to this computer stuff.
mrmopar, Instagram is so addictive. I started taken pics just recently. So much fun. Plus others pics its just like teaporn;)
NofarS, I did get Yixing fr YS but its big like 180cc . I love YS pots. I need 100cc for Yancha and good quality clay. Maybe I should ask Scott to source smaller pots ;)
If its any consolation, I joined instagram at least a year ago, & just posted my first 2 pics a few days ago. :)