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White teas, and silver needle in particular, are always a struggle for me. They remain fresh for such a short period of time, and afterwards the flavor profiles just completely deteriorate.

All I can taste is stale hay. Maybe a hit of a daisy…but really not worth the money.

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gmathis

White tea, 95% of the time, just doesn’t get my attention.

SFTGFOP

^ agreed. I had one though that completely changed my perception of them, so I probably hold them all to an un-fair standard.

I’ve also had some good silver needle teas from Sri Lanka. Those were a treat! I could taste notes of tropical fruits.
AnnaEA nods * whites have to be super fresh.
SFTGFOP

:/ I feel bad about a bad review for “freshness” as it is so late after harvest. Except that I had a pretty delicious silver needle from Camellia Sinensis a couple weeks ago that was very nice.

Teavivre’s packaging seems to be so focused on freshness, that I guess it could either be their warehouse or the tea grower.

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gmathis

White tea, 95% of the time, just doesn’t get my attention.

SFTGFOP

^ agreed. I had one though that completely changed my perception of them, so I probably hold them all to an un-fair standard.

I’ve also had some good silver needle teas from Sri Lanka. Those were a treat! I could taste notes of tropical fruits.
AnnaEA nods * whites have to be super fresh.
SFTGFOP

:/ I feel bad about a bad review for “freshness” as it is so late after harvest. Except that I had a pretty delicious silver needle from Camellia Sinensis a couple weeks ago that was very nice.

Teavivre’s packaging seems to be so focused on freshness, that I guess it could either be their warehouse or the tea grower.

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blah blah blah, come on people, not every tea can be ranked 80+. Rant, rave; but honestly not every tea you drink can be ranked the same, otherwise you defeat the point of giving the grade!

So as other people have broken down their ranking systems, I am doing the same.

I’ve also decided to update my reviewing system. I’m going to be ranking across a 3 system scale on: taste, accurate representation, and price.

Taste = 0-100 (see old ranking)
Accurate Representation = 75 being average (how true it is to its style of production. So a Darjeeling that tastes like an Assam would rank lower)
Price = Percent difference of what I think the tea is worth

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Old Ranking
90-100 = I’m quite happy to buy again
70-89 = Acceptable representation
50-69 = Wouldn’t order again
20-49 = Meh
10-19 = Average tea bag ranking
0-9 = Needed to brush my teeth immediately

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