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LuckyMe drank Organic Gaba Oolong Tea Lot 301 by Taiwan Tea Crafts

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Ok, I’m issuing a retraction: this tea isn’t bad once you adjust the quantity of leaf. Like with most dark oolongs, I couldn’t drink a full on brew and had to use 1/3 of the amount of tea leaves I usually do.

It tasted a lot better this time around. The earthy notes are softer and sweeter and I can actually pick up some of the fruitiness that is strikingly similar to dried plum. I get notes of honey and caramel/burnt sugar in later steepings which are quite delicious.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from it, but I’m happy to have found a way to make GABA oolong work for me. The relaxation effect is for real and I and I can tell this will become my go-to nighttime tea and insomnia cure.

Flavors: Burnt Sugar, Fruity, Honey, Plum

Preparation

195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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ah thats great. Like i said before ive got a gabalong which is so nicely honey & caramel, but expensive. Ive wanted to try others for a while, nice you have got it working

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Rasseru
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ah thats great. Like i said before ive got a gabalong which is so nicely honey & caramel, but expensive. Ive wanted to try others for a while, nice you have got it working

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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