Alrighty, i must begin by saying im officially disappointed with this tea :P
Dry leaf comments: The leaves looked a tad dull and brown (which TGY should not look like), aroma was dry and lacking the floral fragrance characteristic of this class of oolong.
This time i chose to do the infusions in a gaiwan, no particular reason, it was just convenient haha.
Brewing parameters:
-Water temp: Cooled for a few sec after boiling
- Steeping times: 20 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec, 50 sec
- Amount of leaf: I dunno, all of the sample roger gave me.
Tasting notes:
Aroma was very subdued, slightly floral, took on a more roasted fragrance afterward, i suspect this tea has gotten quite old and the vendor just re-roasted it in an attempt to give it some oomph.
Colour, deep clear yellow. A tad too yellow, amber in fact, again shouldn't be so- not like TGY at all.
Taste: flat... however, the mouth feel was epic (only good thing i think:P) it was smooth and heavy, great stuff.
Wet leaf: wrinkled, brown and broken, very poor leaf integrity (easily torn under the slightest pressure)
Overall: yikes, that wasn't a very good tea, but ah well we all run into this stuff sooner or later.
Don't worry roger, there is plenty of good tea out there, your quest aint over yet haha
