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Lynne-tea drank Yunnan Golden Buds by Verdant Tea

I had this last night while I was powering through my research proposal.
Delicious.. it has a sweet pine note almost which reminds me of my Silver Buds (I LOVE THEM). There was also honey notes which reminded me of being in a field of clover. Clover honey mmmm.
Nicely malty of course and some cocoa notes, but mostly a creamy clover honey pine. Delicious. I am so happy I got this tea.

Edit: to note, this was steeped using the grandpa method. Previous entry was based on a gongfu method… which is interesting based on the differences in the tastes that developed.

2012-10-13 18:41:12 -0400

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Heather Martin 2012-10-14 03:24:36 -0400

What is the Grandpa method?

Lynne-tea 2012-10-14 03:41:07 -0400

Haha it’s a big mug with ~5g of leaves.. steeping for 3+ minutes per cup. =)

Heather Martin 2012-10-14 22:03:40 -0400

A bigger than average mug?

Lynne-tea 2012-10-15 16:13:24 -0400

Well my standard mugs are 5 oz, but this mug was approximately 12 oz (the big Starbucks ones).

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I am very excited to delve into as many different types of tea as possible… so this should be interesting. I am really looking forwards to tasting all the wide array of flavours that can come from pure tea leaves.

Currently, I am having a love affair with oolongs. Mostly green, though I am stretching out into more oxidized oolongs. Black teas are also in my love fest as they can be so surprising sometimes (I used to drink bagged red rose x.x)
I would really love to get to know green tea a lot more and white tea.. all tea to be honest. I want to know them all.

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50-60: Slight improvement, not recommendable.
60-70: Alright, though easily forgettable.
70-80: Good flavour, though not a ‘go to’ tea.
80-90: Great tea – complex and memorable.
90-100: Extremely delicious and complex teas that leave me craving more.

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I’m always open to new tea and music suggestions. Happy tea drinking to you all.