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Tasting Notes
VegetalSavorySweet
Vendor Notes
This white tea cake opens with a robust aroma of pine sap and cooking spices. The brew itself is remarkably light and clean, offering a refreshing vegetal and savory profile. Delicate notes of cream and vanilla wafers emerge, creating a complex yet smooth experience that hints at deeper mineral qualities as the tea matures.
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What does Gatekeeper | Minis taste like?
This white tea cake opens with a robust aroma of pine sap and cooking spices. The brew itself is remarkably light and clean, offering a refreshing vegetal and savory profile. Delicate notes of cream a. It leans vegetal, savory and sweet.
How should I brew Gatekeeper | Minis?
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 | Minis come from?
Grown in Fujian, China from the Gongmei cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2024 harvest.
How much does Gatekeeper | Minis cost?
Starts at $2.25 from One River Tea, or about $0.32/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.92 per session. Explore more white teas on Teadar.