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drank Yunnan Golden Tip Imperial (ZY77) by Upton Tea Imports
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Brewed this using 1 tbsp leaves for a 12 ounce pot and a lower steeping temp and shorter time than Upton suggests. I found it yummy and smooth with only a slightly astringent aftertaste after several sips. When I brewed it 5 degrees hotter yesterday, it wasn’t nearly as good.

I really like the flavor of Yunnan golden teas in general, and now I’m pretty happy with this one!
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190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec
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yappychappy
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Glad you found something you enjoy.

Rachel J
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Thanks! I had tried this tea before, but brewing this way really enhanced my enjoyment of it. Very excited for my shipment of samples coming from Butiki and Tea Trekker.

yappychappy
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Decided against verdant. I haven’t had Tea Trekker. hmm

Rachel J
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I’ll let you know. I still want to try Verdant. But the Tea Trekker people wrote the book I just read about tea, so I wanted to try some of their recommendations.

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yappychappy
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Glad you found something you enjoy.

Rachel J
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Thanks! I had tried this tea before, but brewing this way really enhanced my enjoyment of it. Very excited for my shipment of samples coming from Butiki and Tea Trekker.

yappychappy
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Decided against verdant. I haven’t had Tea Trekker. hmm

Rachel J
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I’ll let you know. I still want to try Verdant. But the Tea Trekker people wrote the book I just read about tea, so I wanted to try some of their recommendations.

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I happily reside in Park Slope, Brooklyn with my husband, our baby son, and our dog. I teach over 40 piano students per week at my home studio and created “Fundamental Keys”, a classical piano method book and video series.

My husband and I are vegan and have been for about 8 years. We are enjoying bringing up our little one in the vegan tradition!

I went through a major tea phase some years ago (2006-2009) and had quite a collection and tasted hundreds of varieties. Then I went off caffeine when I decided to have a baby, and after he was born I got into a nasty coffee habit. Now I’ve come back to tea, thank goodness. I’m finding my tastes have changed quite a bit since my first go at tea fanaticism. Really enjoying some of the amazing and deliciously complex teas I’ve learned about through Steepster!

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