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TeaBrat drank Mandala "Wild Monk" Tea - Mao Cha by Mandala Tea

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I haven’t been drinking much sheng lately and I have no idea why…

Anyway I was in the mood for this today. It’s cold and dreary outside and I felt I needed something uplifting. This is definitely a wild tea… it’s bracing if you steep it at longer temperatures (30 seconds). I’m getting a lot of smoky flavors plus tart lemony ones. This is definitely hitting the spot right now!

I wonder if anyone else has read this article from Tea Guardian that sheng should be used medicinally and not consumed on a daily basis? In Chinese medicine it is used to reduce heat toxins… interesting.

http://teaguardian.com/tea-health/puer-health-sheng-cha-or-shu-cha-1.html#.U_tyQ0hRHFY

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Cheri
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Interesting. I’ll have to read it.

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Interesting. I’ll have to read it.

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