My recent GuangDong black tea wont infuse properly till after several
infusions ie the leaves float in the cup and you have to use your lips
as a sieve till they become water logged and settle on the bottom of
the cup. Even a loose Yunnan black tea infuses from the bottom also
like compressed shu. As a work around to produce the same leafy taste
I infuse the GuangDong in another pot at much higher concentration and
decant. I cant reproduce the taste of infused leaves drank from a
cup. As a curiosity I tried several other teas this way and cant
reproduce the taste of leaves in a cup. You would think the leaves
produce a steady concentration but still why the taste isnt the same
as a decant from a pot with various adjusted variables. The leafy
taste cant be reproduced from a decanted pot.

Jim