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I had some of this today, and AGAIN was craving a little more assertiveness. For my second steep I added a half teaspoon of Harney & Sons Hao Ya A and was so pleased with the resulting flavor that I mixed in the rest of the dry leaves from my sample packet into the Emperor’s tin! The Emperor was not happy about this but I have opposable thumbs, and he does not, so I can do what I want!! ;)

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200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec
ashmanra

What a great idea! I have Hao Ya A already in my “cart” for next time. Harney’s has double the flavor of the one from Southern Season. I love Emperor’s Red but I expect it would be very good mixed like this. I’ll have to try it.

gmathis

Touche! I salute you for not letting a potentate push you around :)

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ashmanra

What a great idea! I have Hao Ya A already in my “cart” for next time. Harney’s has double the flavor of the one from Southern Season. I love Emperor’s Red but I expect it would be very good mixed like this. I’ll have to try it.

gmathis

Touche! I salute you for not letting a potentate push you around :)

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