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KittyLovesTea drank Organic Mingqian Premium Longjing by Jiulu Tea

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I bought a whopping 125g of this to re-stock my cupboards, it was a tragedy to run out of Long Jing. This was a risk buy from AliExpress, I bought a teapot set from the same seller so thought it may as well come with some tea too.

This is my new tea set, which also how I will be drinking this Long Jing tonight.
http://tinypic.com/r/24gswg4/8

The leaves are dark and medium green with a sweet yet dry floral scent and hints of butter. There are some stems and broken leaves present, not quite the quality I was expecting, at least so far.

In flavour this is mild in strength with butter, sweet grass and mixed flowers. It’s clean tasting despite it’s rough look, though it’s mildness is surprising. Also it’s dryness is not too bad. Further steeps become sweeter and it lingers in the mouth. Light mineral taste too, maybe fresh spinach.

It tasted better than I thought though next time I will try a stronger steep. I tend to like my Long Jing strong, though I’m happy I can drink it mildly if necessary. Will just have to experiment.

Flavors: Butter, Flowers, Spinach, Sweet, Warm Grass

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sounds yummy

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sounds yummy

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I’m 34 years old from Leicester, England named Kayleigh.

I started off many years ago drinking herbal and fruit teas which over time peaked my interest in trying new types. Eventually I began to import and sample many different teas and cultures which I still do today. My life goal is to try as many teas and ways of having tea as possible.

Tea wise my cravings change constantly from pu erh one month to jasmine green to the next and so on.

I also enjoy watching Japanese Anime and horror films.

I am always up for tea swaps so if you see anything in my virtual cupboard then please contact me.

A short list to help swapping with me easier though honestly I am not fussy and am willing to try anything. Plus the notes below are usually, sometimes I love a tea that has an ingredient I tend to dislike and other times I hate a tea that I thought I would love.

Likes: Any fruit but especially melon and orange, vanilla, all tea types (black, green, white etc), nuts (any), flowers, ginger, chai.

Dislikes: Licorice, aniseed, clove, eucalyptus, lavender.

My rating system
I have my own way of rating teas that makes each one personal. I have different categories, I rate each tea depending on what it is made of. For example: I rate green teas in a different way to black teas or herbal teas. So black, white, green, Pu Erh, Rooibos, Oolong, blends and tisanes all have their own rating system. That way I can compare them with other teas of the same or similar type before for an adequate rating. And when I do give top marks which is very rare I am actually saying that I would love to drink that tea all day, every day if possible. It’s a tea that I would never turn down or not be in the mood for. So while I agree that no tea is 100% perfect (as nothing is) I am saying that it’s as close as it comes to it. After all, in my book the perfect teas (or close to perfect anyway) are ones that I could drink all the time. That is why you will find a high quality black or Oolong will not have as high a score as a cheap flavoured blend, they are simply not being compared in the same category.

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Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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