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Togo drank High Mountain Red Ai Lao Mountain Black Tea * Spring 2017 by Yunnan Sourcing

554 tasting notes

Smell is very reminiscent of cooked tomatoes (when making ketchup), marzipan, coriander seeds and rose.

The tea is mouth-watering with silky texture and has a decently strong cha qi.

Taste is complex, but fairly subtle and balanced. It doesn’t hit you with any particular flavour. On top of the notes mentioned above, I can taste some rose hips, especially in later steeps when the tea becomes a bit more sour. Even the Vermilion colour of the liquor reminds a bit of rose hip tisane.

Flavors: Coriander Seed, Marzipan, Rose, Rosehips, Sour, Spicy

Preparation

195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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Currently, I am a PhD student at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Ontario. Apart from teas and mathematics, I enjoy sports and traveling, as well as music of all kinds.

I have been a fan of green tea for a while and only recently (in 2017) started exploring other kinds of tea in greater depth. I rarely drink blends or white tea and avoid artificially scented teas. Other than that I try to keep it varied. The one thing that I am currently missing in my collection are teas from India, in particular some Darjeelings.

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100 _ Unforgettable tea, an experience that changes your life.
90 – 100 _ Excellent tea.
80 – 90 _ Very enjoyable, I will buy again.
70 – 80 _ I enjoyed it, but I most likely won’t be buying it again.
60 – 70 _ Decent.
50 – 60 _ Average, forgettable.
40 – 50 _ I didn’t really like the tea, but it is drinkable.
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Waterloo, ON, Canada

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