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The smell of this tea is very pleasant, mostly displaying charcoal, chocolate and sugarcane.

The taste is fairly savoury and mineral with medium astringency. It is reminiscent of roasted nuts, chocolate, wet rocks and I found some hints of sea food (mussels in particular). The tea has light to medium body and drying, slightly powdery mouthfeel with medium viscosity. When brewed strong, it has some bitterness, which surprisingly doesn’t really appeal to me.

I also found that the taste improves a bit as the tea cools down. In particular, it becomes a bit more refreshing.

I really like the aftertaste though. It lasts long and changes over time, becoming more sweet and spicy, with the chocolate notes still present.

Flavors: Astringent, Chocolate, Cocoa, Fireplace, Roasted nuts, Seaweed, Sugarcane, Wet Rocks

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 7 g 4 OZ / 120 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.

My rating description:
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.
0 – 40 _ I would prefer to avoid the tea.

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Waterloo, ON, Canada

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