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7/8/2025, 11:01:57 AM
Wrote some notes about a session with the rose stamens. I can't take great pictures here, but I'll post them anyway.
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3g/190F/12s
Dry stamen aroma presents with delicate, sweet rose florals in clear display. What I identify as a pollen quality is plainly discernible...and for some reason, it reminds me a tad of butter. It's a 'thick' aroma without being offensively pungent. Wet stamen aroma ramps up a surprising savoriness, between that buttery pollen note and something a touch more herbaceous.
Medium thickness, medium-high astringency, little to no bitterness.
The expected rose notes come through nicely both on the palate as well as in the retronasal aroma, lingering well. I was unsure if any potentially delicate qualities would be squashed if I infused at too high of a temperature or infused for too long. I was surprised to discover after experimenting with infusing around 200-205F for over a minute that an appealing, somewhat...'musky' scent arose from the wet stamens, and the sweet floral aroma was boosted. Still no real bitterness, but the astringency is notable, and does linger in the back of my throat a bit.
In spite of that, I found the session to be thoroughly enjoyable. It developed in aroma quite well infusion by infusion, and had decent endurance overall. If I was to do this again, I'd add more grams of stamens and push the infusions a little harder from the beginning.
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3g/190F/12s
Dry stamen aroma presents with delicate, sweet rose florals in clear display. What I identify as a pollen quality is plainly discernible...and for some reason, it reminds me a tad of butter. It's a 'thick' aroma without being offensively pungent. Wet stamen aroma ramps up a surprising savoriness, between that buttery pollen note and something a touch more herbaceous.
Medium thickness, medium-high astringency, little to no bitterness.
The expected rose notes come through nicely both on the palate as well as in the retronasal aroma, lingering well. I was unsure if any potentially delicate qualities would be squashed if I infused at too high of a temperature or infused for too long. I was surprised to discover after experimenting with infusing around 200-205F for over a minute that an appealing, somewhat...'musky' scent arose from the wet stamens, and the sweet floral aroma was boosted. Still no real bitterness, but the astringency is notable, and does linger in the back of my throat a bit.
In spite of that, I found the session to be thoroughly enjoyable. It developed in aroma quite well infusion by infusion, and had decent endurance overall. If I was to do this again, I'd add more grams of stamens and push the infusions a little harder from the beginning.
7/8/2025, 11:00:30 AM
Wrote some notes about a session with the rose stamens. I can't take great pictures here, but I'll post them anyway.
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3g/190F/12s
Dry stamen aroma presents with delicate, sweet rose florals in clear display. What I identify as a pollen quality is plainly discernible...and for some reason, it reminds me a tad of butter. It's a 'thick' aroma without being offensively pungent. Wet stamen aroma ramps up a surprising savoriness, between that buttery pollen note and something a touch more herbaceous.
Medium thickness, medium-high astringency, little to no bitterness.
The expected rose notes come through nicely both on the palate as well as in the retronasal aroma, lingering well. I was unsure if any potentially delicate qualities would be squashed if I infused at too high of a temperature or infused for too long. I was surprised to discover after experimenting with infusing around 200-205F for over a minute that an appealing, somewhat...'musky' scent arose from the wet stamens, and the sweet floral aroma was boosted. Still no real bitterness, but the astringency is notable, and does linger in the back of my throat a bit.
In spite of that, I found the session to be thoroughly enjoyable. It developed in aroma quite well infusion by infusion, and had decent endurance overall. If I was to do this again, I'd add more grams of stamens and push the infusions a little harder from the beginning.
____
3g/190F/12s
Dry stamen aroma presents with delicate, sweet rose florals in clear display. What I identify as a pollen quality is plainly discernible...and for some reason, it reminds me a tad of butter. It's a 'thick' aroma without being offensively pungent. Wet stamen aroma ramps up a surprising savoriness, between that buttery pollen note and something a touch more herbaceous.
Medium thickness, medium-high astringency, little to no bitterness.
The expected rose notes come through nicely both on the palate as well as in the retronasal aroma, lingering well. I was unsure if any potentially delicate qualities would be squashed if I infused at too high of a temperature or infused for too long. I was surprised to discover after experimenting with infusing around 200-205F for over a minute that an appealing, somewhat...'musky' scent arose from the wet stamens, and the sweet floral aroma was boosted. Still no real bitterness, but the astringency is notable, and does linger in the back of my throat a bit.
In spite of that, I found the session to be thoroughly enjoyable. It developed in aroma quite well infusion by infusion, and had decent endurance overall. If I was to do this again, I'd add more grams of stamens and push the infusions a little harder from the beginning.
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