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Jin Guanyin Xiao Zhong Tea Tasting (Moychay)
Moychay’s Jin Guanyin Xiao Zhong is the perfect everyday hong cha. It offers sweet floral notes, a deep roastedness, and a long-lasting aftertaste.
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Watanabe Shimadori Kabusecha Tea Tasting (The Japanese Tea Hub)
The Watanabe Shimadori Kabusecha from The Japanese Tea Hub is a tea full of umami and candy sweetness. Drinking this one feels delicate and silky smooth.
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Miuori Kirishima Sencha Tea Tasting (The Japanese Tea Hub)
The Miuori Kirishima Sencha from The Japanese Tea Hub is delicious. I experienced grassy notes, umami, and a long-lasting sweet aftertaste.
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2017 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The 2017 Jianyang Lao Bai white tea from ANMO offers a combination of sweetness and notes of hay. The combination is just about right.
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2010 Yiwu Ancient Trail Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2010 Yiwu Ancient Trail is a remarkable sheng puerh. It makes you feel energised while being very calm and composed.
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How to Make Better Tea
How to make better tea is a simple question with no simple answer. In this article, I discuss several aspects that have improved my gong fu tea sessions.
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2019 Spring Singularity Gushu Tea Tasting (The Essence of Tea)
The Essence of Tea’s 2019 Spring Singularity Gushu is a real treasure. An initial punch that is just right changes into a subtle and sweet fruitiness.
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2016 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2016 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea is developing nicely to become a sweet tea. The sweetness is there, but it’s more in the background and finish.
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If You’re Reading This Tea Tasting (white2tea)
Brewing White2tea’s If You’re Reading This was a challenging experience. It offered sweet and floral notes and had more bitter flavours in the middle.
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2013 Sunsing Aged Tree Shou Pu-Erh Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2013 Sunsing Aged Tree Shou Pu-Erh tea is a perfect harmony of wet leaves, mushrooms, cherry wood and a sweet earthiness.
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2015 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The 2015 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea from ANMO is a combination of sweet notes and subtle hay. This slowly changes into roasted notes towards the end.
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2014 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2014 Jianyang Lao Bai White Tea is a fantastic tea. It’s almost like a rock oolong with a sweet undertone that lingers through the infusions.
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Best Teas of 2019
In this article, I discuss the best teas I drank in 2019. I picked a 2017 Silver Needle, a Yakushima Sencha and a 2003 Ban Zhang sheng puer.
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2019 Tea Encounter Gua Feng Zhai Tea Tasting
The 2019 Tea Encounter Gua Feng Zhai is a complex tea that is perfect for a hot day in Spring. You get a fruity sweetness with the freshness of green pears.
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Aged Tie Guan Yin Tea Session
Verdant Tea offers several aged tie guan yin teas. I teamed up with a friend to compare what ageing does to tea and we tasted six versions of the same tea.