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80°CTemperature
5g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 15s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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VegetalCreamySweet
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The aroma evokes pine sap and cooking spices, with a complex interplay of vegetal and savory notes from the wet leaves. The brew is remarkably light, clean, and refreshing, offering creamy undertones subtly sweetened by vanilla wafers, and a sustained vegetal character.
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What does Gatekeeper | 2024 Spring Gongmei taste like?
The aroma evokes pine sap and cooking spices, with a complex interplay of vegetal and savory notes from the wet leaves. The brew is remarkably light, clean, and refreshing, offering creamy undertones . It leans vegetal, creamy and sweet.
How should I brew Gatekeeper | 2024 Spring Gongmei?
Water around 75–85 °C (167–185 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 4–5 g per 100 ml, 20–40 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Pretty forgiving. Oversteeping by a bit won't ruin it the way it would with a green.
Where does Gatekeeper | 2024 Spring Gongmei come from?
Grown in Fujian, China from the Gongmei (Tucha/Caicha/Bendi Cha) cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2024 harvest.
How much does Gatekeeper | 2024 Spring Gongmei cost?
Starts at $3.50 from One River Tea, or about $0.14/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Explore more white teas on Teadar.
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