I'm seriously starting to think that gunpowder tea only makes sense with sugar: 2' in less-than-boiling water yields a nice smoky brew, that I can only appreciate sweetened.
Previous experiments with shorter infusions, rinseing, cooler water, and no sugar, never produced anything I'd like to drink. Then again, I'm not really used to unsweetened tea, or even green tea itself. Although I kind of like unsweetened jasmin tea.
Maybe you should try better quality green tea? Of course, it?s possible that you simply have a very low tolerance for bitterness - some people are ?wired? that way.
/Lew
That's always a possibility. However, I really like the latest gunpowder I've been able to find: It's so much more flavourful than the Twinings, which is my only term of comparison for this kind of tea, so far.
Supertasters, as they're known. I've been wondering if I might be one. I do like beer, though. OTOH, I find unsweetened coffee simply impossible to drink.
I suspect that so-called supertasters have an advantage over the rest of us when tasting something totally unfamiliar and also when for some reason it’s hard to concentrate. With a lot of experience drinking tea, I think neuronormals can discern as much in the cup as supertasters in a relaxed setting.
/Lew
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