The first time I had it, it was kind of disgusting. But I didn’t have my variable temp. kettle then, so I probaby steeped it at a WAY too high temperature. Especially if you consider what DTT suggests for brewing this – a super-low 149-158 F.
So I steeped it at a very low temperature (still not as low as they recommended) and it came out much better. At least much better than I remember it.
The aroma still doesn’t steal my heart away. I detect some artificial roasty caramel. I can’t smell any white tea. I also detect more caramel in the flavor, rather than chocolate, white or otherwise, and a little bit of white tea shines through although weakly. I can also taste some roasty notes, more and more pronounced as the tea cools down.
Although, admittedly, you gotta take my tasting notes with a pinch of salt today because since yesterday I have had a minor cold that seems to affect my taste buds most of all :( Don’t you hate when that happens? Still, even though I cannot fully taste it, the tea seems to be the best remedy.
