Amy oh

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ZG43 Pre-Chingming Golden Jade 2011 from Upton Tea Imports

Amy oh drank ZG43 Pre-Chingming Golden Jade 2011 by Upton Tea Imports

I’m revisiting this one again this morning. It definitely has an interesting flavor profile (a blend of green and black teas). There are some definite savory notes here, today I am getting a bit of pepper in the finish. But it also is very moist on the palate and not too astringent. Enjoyable for me – but does not qualify as a “must have” item – see my previous notes for more info.

2012-04-30 10:22:29 -0400

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SimplyJenW 2012-04-30 10:30:29 -0400

They only have samples of this left…..I have one arriving this afternoon. :D

Amy oh 2012-04-30 10:43:28 -0400

yay – I hope you enjoy it!

SimplyJenW 2012-04-30 10:54:42 -0400

It will probably get lost in the black hole that is my sample bin….

Amy oh 2012-04-30 10:59:59 -0400

No – you have to drink it today. I want to see a full report, young lady!

SimplyJenW 2012-04-30 11:11:01 -0400

LOL! I will try to work it in this week!

ScottTeaMan 2012-04-30 20:56:25 -0400

Amy did you get the sample of this? Jen, I just ordered more and got one of the few samples left. :))

Amy oh 2012-04-30 22:49:26 -0400

No, I got the 50g size back in January…

ScottTeaMan 2012-05-01 14:10:58 -0400

I was planning on ordering a 50g sample, but alas…….It is like what I was saying to Scott B yesterday about ordering a specific tea. If you wait too long or think about it too much, it could turn out that you miss a tea entirely. Sometimes a replacement may be available, other times-when it’s gone, it’s gone.

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty