Are Dan Congs always a little bitter? I tried maybe 5-6 of them and they've always had bitter aftertaste for me. It tastes a bit like if you add a few drops of alcohol to a glass of water. At the same time, I am very sensitive to bitter taste, I can't stand dark chocolate, endives, kirby cucumber skin, dark coffee (unless very well light- roasted and really fresh and I'm in the mood for it). I don't like bitter teas such as Assam or Ceylon unless it's got milk in it. All because of bitterness.
Is that something that's true for all dan congs, or for most of them, or maybe there's some trick to brewing them without bitterness? I love the aroma of dan congs, and I like the peach/apricot taste.. but the aftertaste turns me away every time. Today I tried to finally sit down and experiment with gong-fu and dan cong and no matter what I tried, the bitterness is still there.