The tea gets much better after the third infusion, but I did notice that on my second, seventh and fifteenth infusions (on the three occasions that I brewed this tea) that it becomes very potent. I have no idea why though. I decided to continue my habit of only documenting my first three steeping even though I feel the later ones are much better because I thought of stopping and if I did I would have missed out on all this tea had to give. If I abandon every tea that lashes out I’m sure to miss out on some gems. If I were to buy this again I might do longer rinses or skip the second infusion entirely. For $4.50 for 25 grams this is definitely worth checking out to see if you like it. .