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593 Tasting Notes

San Mao Pu'erh from Dream About Tea
Elderflower White Tea from TeaGschwendner

This is one of my favorites. Sweet, light, floral. Makes a killer iced tea, too!

San Mao Pu'erh from Dream About Tea
Market Spice Tea from Market Spice
75
(Black) Currant from Adagio Teas

Very hard to get right: Gets bitter and disagreeable quickly. Not too heavy handed, though, and great with milk chocolate.

Vintage Oolong from The Tea Spot
75
Market Spice Tea from Market Spice
75
Ti Kuan Yin Pearls from Dream About Tea
Da Hong Pao from Dream About Tea
Sencha from Rishi Tea
75

I had a really hard time getting this tea to where I liked it. I finally settled on 1 tsp leaf to 8oz water. Water should be at 165F.

Market Spice Tea from Market Spice
75
Organic Monkey-Picked White from The Tea Spot
75

This tea demonstrates how changing preparation methods can result in a dramatically different tea. Conventional steeping in a regular teapot will result in a light honey-like tea. But when prepared in a gaiwan, this tea really comes into its own with serious notes of jasmine, lavender, and clementine oranges.

Japan Tamaryokucha (717) from TeaGschwendner
Formosa Wenshan Baochong Choice from auraTeas
75

Don’t be afraid of this tea: Hotter water seems to work best, and brings out malty notes.

Green Mountain Green Water from Dream About Tea
75

Yes it is rather bitter (try multiple short steeps to deal with this) but it does make me feel a lot better. This is what I drink every night before bedtime.

Market Spice Tea from Market Spice
75

One of the best flavored teas I have ever had. Naturally sweet with no sugar added. Orange, cinnamon, clove…great iced or hot.

Shanti from The Simple Leaf
75

Really scrumptious Indian green. Vegetal and sweet at the same time.

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