Not all tea has to be special. Sometimes, it’s nice to just have a solid tea that isn’t anything special, so you don’t have to worry about missing the “tea” moment, you know?
It’s just that I have so many special teas, I feel like I’m wasting an opportunity to drink one. I recently gave away a bunch of older teas I had rated in the 70s because I felt that I shouldn’t waste them, but in fact my higher quality teas were getting stale.
Retired engineer/physicist.
My ratings will usually be based on multiple tastings. Oolong teas are generally 3 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 1 minute. Black teas are 1.5 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 3-4 minutes. Pu-erh is 3 grams in 2.5 oz, generally 10, 10, 20, 30, 60 sec. Since I use less tea, 6 sessions is equivalent to twice that many for people who use 7 grams of tea.
My numerical ratings are all based on how much enjoyment I took from the tea. Since I prefer blacks and oolongs, they will receive higher scores. I also give a couple of extra points to decafs, just because I can drink them in the evening without staying up half the night. I don’t dislike flavored teas, but find that they lack the complexity of finer teas.
90-100 = superior, worth a high price
80-89 = Excellent. Will buy again
70-79 = Good tea, but probably won’t buy
60-69 = Nothing really wrong, but…
Below 60 = Wouldn’t drink again. Probably didn’t finish
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Not all tea has to be special. Sometimes, it’s nice to just have a solid tea that isn’t anything special, so you don’t have to worry about missing the “tea” moment, you know?
It’s just that I have so many special teas, I feel like I’m wasting an opportunity to drink one. I recently gave away a bunch of older teas I had rated in the 70s because I felt that I shouldn’t waste them, but in fact my higher quality teas were getting stale.