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drank 2013 Daxue Five Century Raw Pu'erh by Mandala Tea
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Enjoying the umpteenth steeping of this tea! I got the parameters right today…lower water temperature, right amount of leaf, and starting out slow with steep times. Didn’t really notice any bitterness today. It was just smooth and sweet throughout. Yay!
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boychik
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So what’s your parameters ? Also I was soo tea drunk fr this tea it wasn’t even funny.

Terri HarpLady
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Inquiring minds want to know :)

Tealizzy
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I used about 1 1/4 TBSP of leaf in my little 5 oz. pot and steeped 15/15/20/20/30/30 etc. Water temperature started at 195 degrees, but I only reheated my kettle occasionally, so I’m sure the water temperature cooled over some of the steeps. :)

boychik
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Terri, I was aware of my breathing. Every time. I heard my lungs moving. My sinuses cleared . I had to drive to pick up kids fr school. If I knew this tea could make such effect on me I wouldn’t drink it during the day.

Tealizzy
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Wow, boychik! It certainly didn’t have an effect on me. Interesting!

Terri HarpLady
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I haven’t tried this one, but I totally relate!

boychik
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@Tealizzy, i had 6g for 100ml @200F. the amount of leaves could be the main reason you didnt get buzz.

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boychik
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So what’s your parameters ? Also I was soo tea drunk fr this tea it wasn’t even funny.

Terri HarpLady
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Inquiring minds want to know :)

Tealizzy
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I used about 1 1/4 TBSP of leaf in my little 5 oz. pot and steeped 15/15/20/20/30/30 etc. Water temperature started at 195 degrees, but I only reheated my kettle occasionally, so I’m sure the water temperature cooled over some of the steeps. :)

boychik
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Terri, I was aware of my breathing. Every time. I heard my lungs moving. My sinuses cleared . I had to drive to pick up kids fr school. If I knew this tea could make such effect on me I wouldn’t drink it during the day.

Tealizzy
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Wow, boychik! It certainly didn’t have an effect on me. Interesting!

Terri HarpLady
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I haven’t tried this one, but I totally relate!

boychik
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@Tealizzy, i had 6g for 100ml @200F. the amount of leaves could be the main reason you didnt get buzz.

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Another profile facelift! My tastes have changed a lot from when I first discovered loose leaf tea.

I can trace my tea journey back to October 2012, when I discovered DavidsTea. Before that, I had the occasional cup and enjoyed high tea at An Afternoon to Remember, which has since closed.

I went through a period of wanting to try all the teas, and was really into flavored teas, especially dessert blacks, but my tastes have substantially changed over time.

I still enjoy the occasional flavored black or rooibos, but I’m more into unflavored black teas right now and recently, puerh. Chinese black teas are amazing…with their notes of chocolate or sweet potato, who needs a flavored tea? I had a much steeper learning curve when it came to puerh. I used to dump out cups of puerh for tasting like leather. Now, I am really enjoying them. I think it took finding good quality puerh and steeping them gong fu style to really enjoy them.

I also, on occasion, enjoy a good oolong, white, or green tea.

Favorite tea companies right now include: Mandala, Teavivre, Butiki, Golden Moon, Lupicia, and DavidsTea (for teaware mostly).

Just a note: I don’t rate my teas numerically because my iPad doesn’t like the scroll bar. Maybe someday that will change…hint hint, steepster! ;)

P.S. My profile picture is of one of my 2 cats, Holly, who is a little princess but very photogenic, and she loves boxes, including those that bring me tea! :)

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