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This is a very tasty but bittersweet puerh tea. There were strong bitter notes in the first two steeps. There were some notes of chocolate in there but more like dark chocolate than milk chocolate. It did develop some fruity notes in the last couple of steeps too. This was a tea I really enjoyed. I stopped at eight steeps but I might go back for two more. At only $4 for 50g this is cheap. I bought 250g . Didn’t seem like the thing to do to buy only 50g when it was so inexpensive. I’ve had good luck in general with loose ripes from Yunnan Sourcing so I wasn’t too worried in ordering a large quantity. I wish I didn’t have time for this review and gongfu session. Normally I would be working Saturdays but not any more. My company went bankrupt and they let us go the other day. So I find myself with time on my hands. At least I have plenty of tea to drink. Planning to stop at a local tea shop called the Clipper Ship Tea Company later on today. If anyone lives on Long Island they are an excellent source of quality tea.

I steeped this eight times in a 120ml gaiwan with 9.3g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse and a 10 minute rest. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, and 30 sec. Judging by the strength of the brew I’m sure I could have gotten four or five more steeps out of the leaves.

Flavors: Bitter, Dark Chocolate, Earth, Fruity, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 9 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
OMGsrsly

Oh, that’s sad news. Best of luck.

TeaBrat

Sorry to hear, I hope you find something else soon.

AllanK

Yes my company was badly mismanaged. Management thought they could have prices much higher than the competition and stay in business. Of course the corporate executives made out like bandits.

Ubacat

Sorry to hear about your job. At least you do have plenty of tea to drink down.

Dr Jim

Good luck with the job search.

yyz

Oh Allan sorry about your job. I had to deal with that a few years ago to. Hope that you find something soon.

Nicole

Sorry to hear. Hope things look up soon.

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OMGsrsly

Oh, that’s sad news. Best of luck.

TeaBrat

Sorry to hear, I hope you find something else soon.

AllanK

Yes my company was badly mismanaged. Management thought they could have prices much higher than the competition and stay in business. Of course the corporate executives made out like bandits.

Ubacat

Sorry to hear about your job. At least you do have plenty of tea to drink down.

Dr Jim

Good luck with the job search.

yyz

Oh Allan sorry about your job. I had to deal with that a few years ago to. Hope that you find something soon.

Nicole

Sorry to hear. Hope things look up soon.

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I am Allan. I live and work in Long Island, New York. I have been amassing a tea collection for nearly two years and have spent way too much money. I now try to buy mostly Puerh as I like it most and it lasts nearly forever. Black tea has a habit of going bad. If anyone is interested in tea swaps I am open to ideas and have quite a cupboard.

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