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Sirentian drank Anxi Monkey King (Ma Liu Mie) Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea by Teavivre

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Update: Realised I hadn’t de-scaled my kettle after about a month of use, wondering if this might have contributed to the mineral / metallic taste. Keep having #waterissues with this tea unfortunately. Would love to try another sample in future.

1st infusion: (25s)
Light, floral, buttery, beautiful. Although, I have to note that something roastier and less sweet would have paired better with my sweet waffle breakfast. Not the tea’s fault of course!

2nd infusion: (35s)
Actually tastes really light, not as flavourful as the last time. There’s also a thin metallic note that I don’t like very much (the 铁 in 铁观音?).

3rd infusion: (45s)
Fuller than the 2nd infusion actually. Lingering but thin buttery and floral notes.

4th infusion: (65s)
Steeped for longer than recommended to get more flavour. Of course, then it ended up tasting slightly astringent. Don’t think I can do a 5th steeping.

Flavors: Butter, Floral, Metallic, Vegetal

Preparation

Boiling 0 min, 30 sec 7 g 5 OZ / 147 ML

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Amateur tea enthusiast here. I told myself I would start with studying Chinese teas when I first encountered good tea at Song Tea in San Francisco in 2016, and it’s now 2023 and I feel like I’m still just beginning to scratch the surface of Chinese teas.

Maybe someday I will move on to Indian, Japanese, Korean, etc. teas…

For my day job I work in tech as well as write some fiction on the side.

The next step in my tea journey is to start training my nose with an aroma kit to get a more precise handle on floral notes.

My Tea Rating Scale: (adapted from @benmw)
100 : Unforgettable, life-changing tea experience.
95–99: Extraordinary – Beyond impressive.
90–94: Impressive – Deep complexity, extreme clarity, or unexpected discovery of wonderful flavor. Made me reconsider the category. Would always want to drink this if I had the chance.
80–89: Delicious – Nuanced, balanced, clear, and complex layering of flavors. Would probably buy this tea again.
70–79: Very Good – Nuanced flavors, perhaps not as balanced or complex as the next step up, but clear and very enjoyable. Would consider buying again if the price was right.
60–69: Good – Clear flavors, representative of the category, but doesn’t set a standard. Good as an everyday tea. Would not buy unless desperate (e.g. when travelling without access to better tea).
50–59: Average. Would not pay money for this, but would drink if it was provided FOC.
30–49: Below Average. Would not drink this again even if it were free.
0–29: Undrinkable. Could not even finish the cup.

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