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drank 2020 Arbor Red by white2tea
74 tasting notes

Knew this was going to be an enjoyable session from the fragrance alone. Fruity reds just instantly bring a smile to my face.

First steeping was my favorite. No bitterness and the medicinal quality was strongest. I was lazy and used only the loose bits in the sample, usually I throw in three quarters larger pieces and one quarter loose bits, so I suspect that may have front-loaded the session. Later a fruity bitterness with a steady complexity. Still pretty good. Managed to get ten steepings out of it.

Euphoric, magical energy, though the weather change and setting are likelier to be the cause of that. Windowsill gong fu at predusk with a nice fall breeze wafting through my new sheer curtains just hits different.

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Curious to try the 2018 cake based on the ratings here.
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
derk

2018 was good stuff. Glad you are enjoying the 2020.

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derk

2018 was good stuff. Glad you are enjoying the 2020.

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Hello! My name is Mateusz, or Mat for short. Started brewing gong fu style in January 2021. This is mostly for logging purposes; don’t expect fancy reviews as I’m not great at picking up every note and hint and I’m not too picky anyway.

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