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Argh, Steepster ate my quite long tasting note! Maaaan. Sipdown, 181. Thanks to Fong Mong for the sample, and sorry it took me so long to get around to reviewing it. I decided to brew this one gong fu today, using the 6g vaccum sealed sample in my teapot.

I did a rinse first and then a 20 second steep. I normally would have a shorter first steep for gongfu, but even at 6g these leaves didn’t look like a lot in my tea pot so I decided to steep them a bit longer. It turned out well; the first steep smells floral and a bit buttery, and it tastes like buttery sugar snap peas. It definitely has a hint of vegetal sweetness.

For my second steep I actually decided to go ahead and go 1 minute because the first steep was fairly light as it was. I also just used the water in my teapot that had cooled to 190degF. This steep is more vegetal but it still has a floral quality and a sweet note here and there. This one isn’t particularly creamy but it does have a very smooth texture. Definitely an enjoyable tea for this afternoon.

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Sil 12 years ago

i WILL catch up to you! i WILL! lol

Dinosara 12 years ago

Haha you are certainly giving it your all!

Sil 12 years ago

283 ish… yay! sad part is, we totally just placed another della terra order and a butiki order, and even though i kept my ordering to a minimum, it’s still new teas. Oh and there are 2-3 swaps that still haven’t shown up at my house hahaha

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Sil 12 years ago

i WILL catch up to you! i WILL! lol

Dinosara 12 years ago

Haha you are certainly giving it your all!

Sil 12 years ago

283 ish… yay! sad part is, we totally just placed another della terra order and a butiki order, and even though i kept my ordering to a minimum, it’s still new teas. Oh and there are 2-3 swaps that still haven’t shown up at my house hahaha

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

In my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: Mind-blowingly good, just right for my palate, and teas that just take me to a happy place.
89-86: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
85-80: Pretty tasty teas that I enjoy well enough, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
79-70: Teas that I would probably drink again, but only if there were no preferrable options.
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49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.
Unrated: Usually I feel unqualified to rate these teas because they are types of teas that I tend to not like in general. Sometimes user error or tea brewed under poor conditions.

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