Roughage

Roughage drank Laoshan White by Verdant Tea

Another sample sent to me by Bonnie. Many thanks for the generous selection and especially for this tea.

This was not what I expected from a white tea. I made it as per the directions on the website and took a sip. Prime steak! Yes, that’s right, the first flavour that hit my tongue was a high quality steak flavour. Then it settled down into a more pea-like vegetal flavour. This was nothing like any white tea I have had before. It was meaty yet smooth, sweet and silky. It gave me a prickly feeling on my tongue and the aftertaste was delightful. I resteeped it half a dozen times and each cup was as good as the last. Better yet, it has left me all relaxed like a good massage might. This tea is most excellent.

2012-07-19 13:19:36 -0400

175 °F / 79 °C

0 min 15 sec

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Bonnie 2012-07-19 13:59:14 -0400

Yes, most excellent! Glad to share this with you!

Hesper June 2012-07-19 13:59:35 -0400

Oh,My!
A steak and massage?
Sign me up;)

Bonnie 2012-07-19 14:49:14 -0400

Hesper June Ha! You’re right! But we’ll have to fly off to England!

Hesper June 2012-07-19 15:04:27 -0400

Bummer! I guess I will just have to order the tea then:)

Roughage 2012-07-21 10:50:10 -0400

Sorry to have got your hopes up! I reckon the tea is better than any massage I would give, anyway!! ;-)

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I am a professional Vikingologist and I like tea! To be honest, I have always liked decent tea, but in 2011 I started working at learning what good tea really is. I am busily expanding my tea horizons quite significantly, much to the chagrin of my wife, who despairs of my enthusiasm. My favourite teas are Darjeelings and sheng puerhs, but I struggle to find black teas (other than Darjeelings) that really float my boat. My absolute favourite teas at the moment are Anji Bai Cha and Dong Fang Mei Ren both from Canton Tea Co, neither of which are shengs or Darjeelings. Seems odd, but that’s the way it is. I do wonder if the scores I give out actually reflect my predilection for Darjeelings and shengs.

I am slowly adding to my experience by trying as many different products as possible. I like to think that I am developing my palate and becoming more learned about tea, but I suspect that may be wishful thinking!

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