Is it weird to have a favorite SIZE of tea leaf? When you see it in the tea scoop and you just know it is going to be tasty with the best resulting flavor… This one is not a large leaf, it’s not a CTC sized leaf. It’s tiny but not too tiny and a little golden. And I see it and I know it will be a flavorful cup for this rainy day. It’s delicious! Peppery like a yunnan, definitely dark and deep enough for a black tea that I want to steep up again and again. Then the second steep has a fragrance of syrup, like I added some to the mug or something (I did not). And I will say it might have a hint of smoke. This is a good one from S&V.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 3 minute steep
Flavors: Black Pepper, Pancake Syrup, Smoke
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Wow, I have never tried an unflavored tea from S&V. I might give this one a go.
oh but S&V has plenty of great unflavored tea options!
Not at all weird (regarding favorite leaf size). On the rare occasions I am treated to a long, lush, full leaf that’s longer than my measuring teaspoon, I nearly swoon.
gmathis, I like those long, hard-to-fit-in-my-tiny-teapot leaves too, maybe because they often belong to my favourite black teas like Taiwanese Assam or unsmoked lapsang. I also enjoy fuzzy teas like Silver Needle and Bi Luo Chun.
Snail is such a good shape too!
Agreed! Those Yunnan golden snails are pretty as well!
Wow, I have never tried an unflavored tea from S&V. I might give this one a go.
oh but S&V has plenty of great unflavored tea options!
Not at all weird (regarding favorite leaf size). On the rare occasions I am treated to a long, lush, full leaf that’s longer than my measuring teaspoon, I nearly swoon.
gmathis, I like those long, hard-to-fit-in-my-tiny-teapot leaves too, maybe because they often belong to my favourite black teas like Taiwanese Assam or unsmoked lapsang. I also enjoy fuzzy teas like Silver Needle and Bi Luo Chun.
Snail is such a good shape too!
Agreed! Those Yunnan golden snails are pretty as well!