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drank High Mountain Honey (Bug-Bitten Alishan Oolong) by Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company
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Drinking this on an autumn morning while sitting in front of the fire while nibbling on a ginger cake I made. It pairs very well with the cake. I’m not typically the biggest fan of greener oolongs but this a nice one with hints of the lightest roast. Mild on the sharp green taste with very little bitterness when done using 20 second steeps and adding ten to twenty more with each additional steep in my gaiwan.

Flavors: Green, Green Pepper, Light, Roasty

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 8 OZ / 236 ML
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ashmanra
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Welcome back! That ginger cake sounds perfect for a fall day and a cuppa!

mtchyg
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Thank you Ashmanra! And yes the ginger cake is very simple, no frosting or icing but a solid ginger cinnamon flavor that carries through. It was left over from the book club I hosted. I enjoyed the session very much.

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ashmanra
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Welcome back! That ginger cake sounds perfect for a fall day and a cuppa!

mtchyg
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Thank you Ashmanra! And yes the ginger cake is very simple, no frosting or icing but a solid ginger cinnamon flavor that carries through. It was left over from the book club I hosted. I enjoyed the session very much.

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Michigander, Husband, father of three, lover of tea, books, nature, gardening, and passion. Stay at home dad currently. Previously a preschool teacher.

I have now completed some tea swaps and I am so totally up for swapping! What a cool way to connect with fellow tea lovers and try some new teas. My tea cupboard on here is woefully out of date though.

Black tea has been my go to tea for some time. Oolongs are good too but mainly roasty oolongs. I’m finding that there are some green and white teas (mostly Moonlight Whites) that impress me lately which they never used to do. I am getting into and developing a taste for Pu-erh. I have tried raw and my Ulcerative Colitis just can’t handle the roughness of it. So I stick to ripe Puerh. I am recently drinking more herbal tea or Rooibos especially STRONG ginger blends. I’m not too picky.

Some of my favorite places from which to purchase tea are Whispering Pines Tea Co, Verdant, A Quarter to Tea, Beautiful Taiwan Tea Co, Bitterleaf Tea, and Yunnan Sourcing.

Rating system:
90-100: Some of the best I’ve ever had. I’d be a fool not to keep it stocked as often as possible
80-89: A damn good tea. Not to be missed
70-79: A good tea but lacks the wow factor. More than likely a simple tea that could be an every day option
60-69: Eh. This is okay. Not swill by any means but fairly underwhelming.
50-59: Not really doing it for me. I’ll finish it but please don’t bring me any more.
Below 50: Life is too short to waste on things such as this

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