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drank Ye Pan Tsa by CaesarsTea
1501 tasting notes

Yikes. So… I left this to steep accidentally for more than an hour. Argh. So sorry, VariaTEA I should have paid more attention to this swapped sample from you.

It’s surprisingly flavorful however with zero bitterness or even a hint of the base, yet within a minute of my sipping it, I’ve got a stomachache again. Ah yes, this is an oolong. Why, oh why do I have such issues with oolongs? Argh.

I’ve rated it for flavor, and for the fact that it held up amazingly well to my grossly over steeping it.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 8 min or more
VariaTEA

Oh no. I am sorry to hear it didn’t agree with your stomach. Now you have a reason to drink some more Caramel Pu’erh though :P

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VariaTEA

Oh no. I am sorry to hear it didn’t agree with your stomach. Now you have a reason to drink some more Caramel Pu’erh though :P

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A few years ago, the obsession with tea started. The cupboard got bigger and bigger, more swaps occurred, group buys, secret rendezvous with local teapassionistas… and that’s how you end up with 500+ different kinds of tea in your home. At one time.

Almost all of the tea was given away, sold, or otherwise shared. A few relics still remain. I now travel full time with only two carryon bags to my name. One quarter of those bags are tea.

It’s still a challenge to avoid the chipmunk-like hoarding of The Teas, yet, the lightness of being from having so little compels me more.

If I have enough, I’m happy to share. If I’m in your area, I’d love to swap, meet for tea, and explore together.

As for the day-to-day stuff, I’m focused almost entirely on Love, (yes, with a capital L), Spirit/Self, transformation, travel and my writing and speaking work.

What kinds of teas do I normally like?

YES: flavored teas, fruity, dessert, chai, and spicy (REALLY spicy).

A FONDNESS FOR: all white teas, malty black teas, any herbal or medicinal teas, strange/weird teas you can only get in one place.

ALLERGIC TO: strawberries, lavender

DISLIKES: any added sugars, grains, lapsang souchong, and overly floral teas – I might enjoy a Jasmine Green every once in a while, but unless it’s a creamy floral tea (think roses in a chai, or the smoothness of a floral note in a French tea), I’ll likely pass. Earl Greys are a hit or miss with me; heavy on the cream or fruit notes and I might like it, heavy on the blergamot and I definitely won’t.

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