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drank Zhu Rong Yunnan Black by Verdant Tea
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This isn’t too detailed, since I took this with me to work, and drank it over the course of about 9 hours. I was really impressed with the flavor, starting out pretty sweet yet intense, like good dark chocolate, but then it started to develop a lovely spiciness. I would agree that cayenne is one of the flavors, and the mouthfeel later on definitely reminded me of clove. Anyway, expect a substantive review sometime this weekend, but not tomorrow. My company lets out early due to the holiday weekend, and I intend to spend most of it trying out my Golden Fleece. Based on Bonnie and Jim Marks’ reviews, it really is something special. I almost can’t wait.
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Bonnie
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Perfect timing for new tea wouldn’t you agree! Have a great weekend!

Scott B
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Thanks for the review, have been wanting to hear about this tea.

Bonnie
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Scott there are three reviews of this tea right now.

Scott B
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Thanks, Bonnie. I guess it just got added to the database yesterday.

Joshua Smith
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Yeah, I added it when I got my order.

Also, thanks Bonnie! Have a great weekend yourself!

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Bonnie
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Perfect timing for new tea wouldn’t you agree! Have a great weekend!

Scott B
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Thanks for the review, have been wanting to hear about this tea.

Bonnie
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Scott there are three reviews of this tea right now.

Scott B
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Thanks, Bonnie. I guess it just got added to the database yesterday.

Joshua Smith
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Yeah, I added it when I got my order.

Also, thanks Bonnie! Have a great weekend yourself!

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I am a university student, studying Computer Science, who found that I really enjoy a nice cup of tea. I finally got into loose-leaf tea in August of 2011. I am currently in the process of expanding my horizons, and have found that I have a particular fondness for Oolongs in general, and Wuyi Yanchas in particular. The unique mineral taste is very appealing to me, as well as a nice Sencha. More recently, I’ve developed a taste for Sheng puerh, white tea, and black teas. The only things I’ve tried that I didn’t like was Shu puerh, but that might have been because it was quite young. Regardless, I’ve been slowly expanding my horizons, so if you have any recommendations, please feel free to send me a PM.

Just for the heck of it, my other interests include classical musics (Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Debussy, Shostakovitch, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Wagner, to name a few composers). I also have a fondness for a bit more modern music, like The Beatles, all Jazz (by all, I really do mean all), Gorillaz (I love Demon Days), and a couple of Indie artists you will never run across unless you play a lot of semi obscure Indie games. Also, I love cats.

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