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drank Yanagi Bancha by Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
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This is slight sweet with a somewhat hay-like flavor. It’s moderately dark and has a short finish. It’s a light tea, not strongly flavored but pleasant.
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Boiling 0 min, 30 sec
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drank Sencha of the Spring Sun by Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
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Wow this tasted horrible. Just green bitterness, no sweetness at all.
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155 °F / 68 °C 1 min, 45 sec
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Try lowering steep time to around 1 minute.

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drank Kabuse Sencha by Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
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I just received this sample as part of the Owners Club Gift. I don’t like it at all. Very green and bitter. I tried it using the warm and then standard methods of steeping and didn’t care for either outcome.
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155 °F / 68 °C 1 min, 30 sec
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ScottTeaMan
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try shorter steeps, say 30 seconds.

Obubu Tea
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haha…it’s not for everyone :)

Obubu Tea
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15-30 second steeps are best with this tea…….for those who like a light taste, it’s water in water out.

Rumpus Parable
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Thank you for the info, I will definitely re-try it at shorter steepings.

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drank Original Masala Chai by Yogic Chai
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I made this with vanilla almond milk and agave nectar and it is very good. The spices are balanced and it’s solid without being heavy. Very yummy.
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Boiling 4 min, 30 sec
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Dear Rumpus Parable, we are very concern by the rating you have given to our Original Masala Chai. Reading your review seems you were very happy with it, yet you gave a 52. Having a 52 really affects our overall rating for this blend. We would love it if you would reconsider your rating. If you feel it deserves a 52, then by no means we would want you to change it. It is your review and we repect that.

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drank Moroccan Mint by Earthbound Tea
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I expected the mint to be too strong by the smell, but instead the tea tastes of the green and not really any mint….it’s more that the mint leaves that little zing in your mouth as you swallow, rather than being a flavor.

It’s not terrible, just not great.
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185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 0 sec
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drank lapsang souchong by Dr. Tea's Tea Garden
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I’m not liking this. Normally I enjoy smokey teas, so I expected to like it. It tastes like a camp fire. Not pleasantly.
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Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
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drank Houjicha - Smoky Roast by Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
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Smoky with a faint sweetness in the back of the throat. Toasty tasty. Not a favorite, but very glad I received enough for several cups. Might buy more!
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Boiling 0 min, 30 sec
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ScottTeaMan
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Try the Houjicha at a lower temp-around 170-180. You might find you enjoy it even more. :))

RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas
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Agreed it may give you more. I normally go lower on the temp too.

Rumpus Parable
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Thanks, all! I’d planned on just that next, but after a full cup of it I ended up making a few more cups and a pot of it today. It is a favorite after all. I’m going to order some more, then try it at a lower temp!

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drank Organic Genmaicha by Den's Tea
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This was a gentle, toasty green. In other genmaichas I’ve had the rice taste made it strong and unpleasant. This was quite yummy, easy to drink.
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160 °F / 71 °C 0 min, 30 sec
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I live as a nomad now and my cupboard is no longer huge, it goes from bare to maybe 3 or 4 at a time – whatever I can easily carry in my rucksack. But am ordering samples from places so I can keep trying new stuff or more easily carry a variety for my moods that’ll fit!

Note to those who read my reviews:

I only about a year ago learned I have synesthesia and that is why I’ve always wrote my reviews primarily in colors. Clearly, if you’ve read any recently, that’s still how I write most of the time as that’s still how I best describe flavors. Today I realized that may be worth putting out there for folks who come across my reviews.
Moving on:

Unless otherwise noted, I use 2.25g of tea to 6oz of water for my tastings.

Geeky, vegan, dominant, serious, non-gendered, childfree, eclectic, alternatively-styled, friendly and open-minded are good descriptors of me, I think. Also: extremely introverted, but not at all shy.

I grew up on bag teas, mainly Lipton, at my father’s and great-grandmother’s homes. I loved getting up before everyone else and sitting with a hot cup and reading or watching some quiet tv in the morning.

I didn’t bother much with tea for the years of my teenhood because of no longer seeing either of these people and my mother’s house wasn’t one for tea… more coffee drinkers, instead.

During my adulthood I started drinking it again, but still mostly bag teas like Lipton, Tetley, and some herbal mixes. I enjoyed these but went no further…

…until I was at a restaurant one night and ordered a Darjeeling tea to give it a try.

I fell back in love with tea and have since been trying all sorts of loose leaf and some bag teas.

I’m currently delving mainly into white teas, but my tastes wander.

Not sure what else to say here… if you like my notes or are interested in chatting about something, do feel free to send a note. I love meeting new folks, especially since we share at least one interest, being on this site and all.

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SE Asia, at the moment Bangkok

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http://wanderings.world

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