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From LP’s Dark Matter 2016

After reading Matu’s review I decided to try this tea. After a brief rinse, the first steep had a really smoky nose. Taste was smoky with an underlying bitter astringency. 2nd steep pretty much the same. Third had some serious bitterness that I found unpleasant. The bitterness and smoke were gone by about the 5th steep, but what was left was unimpressive.

Matu

Sorry if I gave you false expectations! ;) Odd though, I didn’t find it particularly bitter or astringent. I guess everybody has a different sense of taste however.

Dr Jim

No problem. It was part of the group buy, so it’s not like I ran out and bought it. What I got from your review was a statement that there was a variation of opinions, and I figured I could chime in.

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Matu

Sorry if I gave you false expectations! ;) Odd though, I didn’t find it particularly bitter or astringent. I guess everybody has a different sense of taste however.

Dr Jim

No problem. It was part of the group buy, so it’s not like I ran out and bought it. What I got from your review was a statement that there was a variation of opinions, and I figured I could chime in.

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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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