Tea – 1960s Chong Shi Cha – Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company
| Leaf | 1960s Chong Shi Cha – Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company (cost: $1.12) |
| Summary | 1:180 (1.0 g tea to 180 g water), 1 rinse, 2 steeps (120 seconds, 300 seconds) |
| Vessel | Gaiwan Hugo 180ml |
| Water Temperature | 212 |
Notes
The rinse is immediately musty cellar earthiness on the nose, with hints of aged wood pulp. The first steep follows through on that, with some light camphor on top of the soil. The second steep is lighter in color but darker danker basement, with fewer top notes to lighten it up.