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Arby drank Spring 2016 Crassicolumna Sheng by Verdant Tea

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3.5g leaf
10 seconds hot water; rinse

Steep 1: 175 mL, 10 seconds
Flavour strongly reminds me of green or white tea, but emphasis on the TEA. For a herbal, this really does taste like tea, probably because this plant is related. Slightly vegetal, spicy like chili peppers

Steep 2: 175mL, 10 seconds
Smell/taste is more strongly resembling puerh or aged white tea.
The leaves have unfurled and are really beautiful and colourful. Some of the leaves are dark spinach green, others are light grass green, tan, or dark brown.

Steep 3: 200mL, 15 seconds
Smells slightly of fermentation. Tastes a bit like pu’erh, but at the beginning of the sip is sweetness, followed by the taste of something spicy, honey, and ending in tea flavour.

Flavors: Drying, Fruity, Green, Honey, Sweet, Tea, Vegetable Broth

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200 °F / 93 °C 3 g 6 OZ / 175 ML

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

My cupboard is mostly up to date. For a more comprehensive list, see my stash spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HjWKR3um-xEnj6HC9vMvKXOAyj_bpW5u_2ixEC20-k/edit?usp=sharing
Most of these are only tiny samples/I can’t always spare any, but feel free to ask.

Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

Favourite tea types
Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, tumeric mushroom/fungus,

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Animal products: [confectioners glaze, , marshmallows, , natural flavour, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)