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Heritage Rougui, 2010 from Red Blossom Tea Company
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Upped my rating of this one today. A VERY short steeping time of 45 seconds or so seems to do the trick with this one. Smooth minerality with stone fruit flavors… yum yum

I have two Wu Yi teas but it took me a while to get my brewing methods down. If steeped too long they can turn bitter very quickly…

and if you are interested in the history of Wu Yi Tea check out this documentary.
http://teamasters.blogspot.com/2011/11/wu-yi-tea-documentary.html

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Charles Thomas Draper
Charles Thomas Draper 2011-11-06 12:42:26 -0500

You would figure I would drink a Wuyi today too….

Amy oh
Amy oh 2011-11-06 12:45:21 -0500

After 2.5 hours of Wu Yi propaganda? How could you not? :)

Charles Thomas Draper
Charles Thomas Draper 2011-11-06 13:46:28 -0500

I received my shipment from Asha yesterday which contained the Pure Heart Alishan. I am on my 6th or so steeping. When I go to work tonight it will be Verdants Big Red Robe….

Amy oh
Amy oh 2011-11-06 19:54:13 -0500

That red robe blew me away…

Charles Thomas Draper
Charles Thomas Draper 2011-11-07 00:15:25 -0500

I did drink it at work. It is a top flight wuyi. I only have a sample now. I have to place an order….

Angrboda
Angrboda 2011-11-07 02:50:00 -0500

I was just looking at a Rou Gui from TeaSpring like ten minutes ago. I didn’t place an order (yet) but I made a note of it. You are totally boosting my confidence in that one here, and it’s not even the same company. :)

Have you tried the Heritage Aijiao from RBT? I love that one to bits. Wombatgirl sent me a whole great big bag of it, and I’m hoarding it like a squirrel. :)

Amy oh
Amy oh 2011-11-07 09:52:49 -0500

@Angrboda – I have not had the Heritage Aijao yet. Maybe next time! I need to stay away from RBT if I want to have any money left! I’ll check it out next time I’m there.

I’m not that familiar with Tea Spring but $13.40 for 50g does not seem like a bad price. I wonder if they would fix up a small sample for you?

Angrboda
Angrboda 2011-11-07 10:00:37 -0500

I tend to shop big when I shop at TeaSpring. :) They have the Tan Yang Te Ji, which is my favourite black of all time ♥ I’m out, so I’m planning an order with them soon. The thing about TeaSpring is they have very low shipping and if you order for more than a certain amount it’s free shipping. I seem to compulsively go above that limit. :D
They do most teas in several sizes though, so it should not be possible to start out with a smaller amount. I distinctly remember buying only 25g of a higher grade variation of aforementioned Tan Yang once just to see if it really was worth being almost twice as expensive (it was not).

Amy oh
Amy oh 2011-11-07 10:06:46 -0500

well, if you end up getting it I hope we get the benefit of a full report… :) I am new to wuyi teas, I am still learning about it…

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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!

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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

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