I’m quite sad about this. This tea is ancient. I guess I ignored it in the stash,thinking it was a subpar Keemun — weaker, flavorless. BUT I had it recently and it was quite good! Perhaps it has aged well. Perhaps recent Keemun harvests have been even more disappointing than this one. Anyway, the flavor now is rich enough for me, a bit smokey. I wouldn’t say it distinctly has Keemun flavor notes, but that could also be because of time. Delicious for such an old tea that I expected nothing from. I mean… I never even wrote a note for it! But it was a nice surprise. Two delicious steeps.
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Interestingly, I had a similar experience with a Georgian 1847 Rolled Black Tea today. Much better than in years past! I recently began brewing with tap water (municipal well, softened & treated) because my source of alpine spring water has dried up (bare shelf at Walmart), and wonder if that has been a factor. Has there been a recent change in your water, @tea-sipper?
No, it has been the same water source than and now. Though, years ago, who knows how it has changed…
*then
Interestingly, I had a similar experience with a Georgian 1847 Rolled Black Tea today. Much better than in years past! I recently began brewing with tap water (municipal well, softened & treated) because my source of alpine spring water has dried up (bare shelf at Walmart), and wonder if that has been a factor. Has there been a recent change in your water, @tea-sipper?
No, it has been the same water source than and now. Though, years ago, who knows how it has changed…
*then