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TeaBrat drank Hong Jing Luo by thepuriTea

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I’m finishing off this sample that I got from thePuritea who is sadly out of business now! The first time I tried this I steeped it for 5 minutes and it was definitely too strong. The instructions on the mini tin say to steep for 5 – 7 minutes. I don’t think I have ever steeped a tea for 7 minutes unless it was an herbal or a rooibos.

This time I tried it for 3 minutes and it still seems really strong. There is a definite tobacco/bitter note that I don’t really care for and I found myself reaching for the soymik in order to dilute the assertiveness of it. I can’t imagine having this tea steeped for 7 minutes, it would be totally undrinkable to me. Anyway, I am glad to be finishing off this sample and not at all upset that I can’t get more. It was definitely not a favorite of mine.

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Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty