9Apr: 205F, 5g-ish, 150 ml gaiwan
Dry leaf smells of malt and chocolate. 10s- surprisingly dark color, sweet and malty. 20, 30 & 40s- dark chocolate, sweet, malt.
Really good. I’m a little fatigued with chocolate and malty tea lately, but it’s still really good. Total dessert tea even. 90
Flavors: Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Malt, Sweet
I started my tea journey with Stash/Celestial Seasonings tea bags years ago. All loose leaf, unless I’m sick or traveling.
I like black, oolong, white, herbals, and raw/ripe pu’erh. I don’t drink green tea often.
I play video games, read, and do pottery. My current favorite tea mug is one I threw and glazed.
I generally review teas twice – initial and final steeps.
My cupboard is mostly up to date.
Ratings
85-100 are teas that I loved and want to keep in stock.
71-84 are teas that are good. I may or may not get them again. Source for daily drinkers/work teas.
60-70 are teas that I didn’t like. I’ll finish what I bought.
Anything less than 60…nope.
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