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Finally getting around to trying this one with my new gaiwan that came in the mail today.
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I did a bunch of short steeps with 190°F water, combining two steeps at once because my cha hai (serving vessel) is 6oz and the gaiwan yields about 3oz of tea. I definitely enjoyed my session with this tea. I also was just enjoying it while I drank it and wasn’t thinking about it too hard, so I’m afraid this tasting note won’t be too detailed. It was nice and buttery and a touch nutty, perhaps a little less savory than some dragonwells that I’ve tried. Not as much sugar snap peas as the non-flattened Laoshan Green that I’ve tried. My steeps were pretty consistent, perhaps because of the averaging, but it was a nice session.

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

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