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So I’m going to make an effort to write shorter notes, as I find when I’m reading through others’ notes my eyes sort of glaze over when notes are longer, and I really enjoy those that are more concise.

I really enjoyed this one! It had such a light and mellow flavor with sweet dry grass, hay, and oats in the early steeps. A soft vegetal note, like edamame or lima beans was pervasive throughout, and a light floral appeared in the later steeps. Loved the gentle roasted-seaweed-like umami presence as well, and the refreshing astringency.

Light, soft, smooth, and comforting! Very different from the Spring sencha!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJxPVRiglig/

Flavors: Astringent, Dry Grass, Floral, Hay, Lima Beans, Oats, Sakura, Seaweed, Smooth, Soybean, Sweet, Umami, Vegetal

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C 1 min, 0 sec 5 g 6 OZ / 180 ML
derk

Your notes are always short anyway! I’ll take them any way they come.

Sometimes I look at my long notes and I’m like “Ugh.” But I don’t want to invest the effort to trim them down. First drafts for me.

Courtney

I don’t find your notes too long, I actually quite enjoy them!

Cameron B.

Aw thanks you two, you’re sweet!

ashmanra

I don’t think your notes are too long, but then I am probably one of the people making your eyes glaze over! Ha ha!

Lexie Aleah

Long notes are fun to read although I’m a big read so I may be a tad biased? This one sounds so good!

Martin Bednář

Longer notes are more valuable usually! I get more into your feels about the tea; and I know I write long ones too.. and sometimes it may be boring; but sometimes even very short. Depends. Write them as long as you feel you aren’t confidident about it. I am like derk, first drafts. Trimming them down results in inconsistency of my writing-flow.

tea-sipper

No, ashmanra, I love the details of your notes (and all the various note styles that everyone has!)

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derk

Your notes are always short anyway! I’ll take them any way they come.

Sometimes I look at my long notes and I’m like “Ugh.” But I don’t want to invest the effort to trim them down. First drafts for me.

Courtney

I don’t find your notes too long, I actually quite enjoy them!

Cameron B.

Aw thanks you two, you’re sweet!

ashmanra

I don’t think your notes are too long, but then I am probably one of the people making your eyes glaze over! Ha ha!

Lexie Aleah

Long notes are fun to read although I’m a big read so I may be a tad biased? This one sounds so good!

Martin Bednář

Longer notes are more valuable usually! I get more into your feels about the tea; and I know I write long ones too.. and sometimes it may be boring; but sometimes even very short. Depends. Write them as long as you feel you aren’t confidident about it. I am like derk, first drafts. Trimming them down results in inconsistency of my writing-flow.

tea-sipper

No, ashmanra, I love the details of your notes (and all the various note styles that everyone has!)

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

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I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.

Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia (or monkfruit, etc.).

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre

Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out

I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.

Cupboard Spreadsheet:
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