It’s been around 6 months since I got into tea. Now I can say I’m an official tea drinker (black tea specifically), still not an expert though.
As I mentioned on the previous post, I bought the then existing “Samovar Black Tea Sample Set”, because it seemed black tea would be the best fit for me.
I really haven’t tried other kind of teas, but I think I did make the right choice going with black tea, I like it a lot. Out of all the samples, my personal favorite was the Samovar Breakfast Blend. I plan to either keep buying it, or try out the English Breakfast from Adagio Teas.
Now, on to the actual brewing. My technique over time has been getting better, and my palate has been also getting better in the sense that it doesn’t need sweeteners as long as the brew is not too strong.
I started with too many leaves and a long infusion, this made a really strong brew for my newbie palate (tasted really bitter), so I had to put in a bunch of sugar. I then started to reduce the amount of leaves, but the time of infusion remained the same, so I still needed to add a bit of sugar. Right now, I’m at the point where I put in a relatively small amount of leaves and infuse it for just 2 minutes, but I don’t need to add any sugar.
So this takes me to my goals:
- I plan to slowly keep increasing the amount of leaves and infusion time.
- Buy an electric kettle to heat water faster and at the perfect temperature.
- Drink tea more often.
