First tea sampled from TTB-C.
I usually sample new teas in small 4oz cups, but I was about to sit down to watch a show with my husband and I wanted a full cup of tea. I thought Harney & Sons would be a safe choice. Unfortunately, not this time. The tea base and the flavor were extremely weak. Not only weak, but also somewhat cardboard-ish (I used two ‘perfect’ teaspoons for a 12oz mug). At least I baked brownies before the show too, as a back up, lol.
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Wow, I wonder if this sample is really old or something, because the flavor of this tea is anything but weak normally!
yeah, I was wondering the same thing. The other teas I’ve had from Harney & Sons were good, so I was thrown off by this one.
The tea was purchased January of this year, so it is less than a year old. I wouldn’t think that it lost flavor that quickly. I tried a cup (1.5 gm/3 min) and agree that it was weak, though I liked the flavor, though that of course is a matter of taste. I steeped for another 2 minutes (Harney recommends 4-5 minutes, and it was stronger, but not what I would call strong.
I tried again using Harney’s exact directions. The main difference was that the water was a full boil rather than 200 F. This made a big difference. There is much more flavor. Interesting.
I cant get water to a full boil here. I’m lucky if it gets above 195 at all because of the elevation. So I guess I’ll never know . . .
Wow, I wonder if this sample is really old or something, because the flavor of this tea is anything but weak normally!
yeah, I was wondering the same thing. The other teas I’ve had from Harney & Sons were good, so I was thrown off by this one.
The tea was purchased January of this year, so it is less than a year old. I wouldn’t think that it lost flavor that quickly. I tried a cup (1.5 gm/3 min) and agree that it was weak, though I liked the flavor, though that of course is a matter of taste. I steeped for another 2 minutes (Harney recommends 4-5 minutes, and it was stronger, but not what I would call strong.
I tried again using Harney’s exact directions. The main difference was that the water was a full boil rather than 200 F. This made a big difference. There is much more flavor. Interesting.
I cant get water to a full boil here. I’m lucky if it gets above 195 at all because of the elevation. So I guess I’ll never know . . .