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Wuyi Mountain Big Red Robe from Verdant Tea

JC drank Wuyi Mountain Big Red Robe by Verdant Tea

Every once in a while I come back to this Oolong just to see if I get new hints of flavor, smell or just to plain enjoy it. It is a heavier yet soothing Oolong, I love it has malty and smoky taste to it without opaquing the chocolate, fruity and sweet notes of it.

It is a VERY forgiving tea that will allow you to enjoy multiple back to back steeps or multiples through out the day and even the next one. I never do this but I happened, after being interrupted several times I went to bed and the next day I remembered the tea still in the gaiwan… upon lifting the lid the amazing smell made me crave the brew.. and it was great.

2012-07-09 12:19:07 -0400

195 °F / 90 °C

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Spoonvonstup 2012-07-09 12:46:48 -0400

Wow! I’ve never done a long steep so long. very nice

JC 2012-07-09 12:55:02 -0400

Well it wasting the steeping itself that was that long. Rather the used leaves were still good the next day and the brew in the morning was still delicious. I don’t know if you were referring to the same thing. I love this tea.

Spoonvonstup 2012-07-09 13:02:11 -0400

Aha! I /did/ read that wrong. I thought you’d left the tea steeping all night!

JC 2012-07-09 13:10:11 -0400

It has happened before with other teas including oolong… seems like a slow and painful death to a great tea. Unless its cold brewing I guess.

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Discovered tea a few years ago and I’ve been exploring ever since. I’m looking forward to keep learning and enjoy tea as I do. Keep learning, those who “know” stop learning and become irrelevant to the world.

I’m adding the scale because I noted that we all use the same system but it doesn’t mean the same to all.(I rate the tea not by how much I ‘like it’ only; there are flavors/scents I don’t like but they are quality and are how they are supposed to be and I rate them as such).

90 – 100: AMAZING. This the tea I feel you should drop whatever you are doing and just enjoy.

80-89: Great tea that I would recommend because they are above ‘average’ tea, they usually posses that ‘something’ extra that separates them from the rest.

70-79: An OK tea, still good quality, taste and smell. For me usually the tea that I have at work for everyday use but I can still appreciate and get me going through my day.

60-69: Average nothing special and quality is not high. The tea you make and don’t worry about the EXACT time of steep because you just want tea.

30-59: The tea you should probably avoid, the tea that you can mostly use for iced tea and ‘hide’ what you don’t like.

1-29: Caveat emptor! I feel sorry for my enemies when they drink this tea. :P