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derk drank 2013 Traditional Raw Liubao Buyi Village by Chawangshop

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Alkaline and creamy, subtly betel nut spicy. Hay bale and raw pumpkin seed flavor with touches of dried black olive, dates, smoked meat and cacao. Comfortable drying and tongue-tingling then playful numbing sensation. A purple-blue floral bitter aftertaste rises from the throat and sticks to the tongue. It feels like exhaling the scent of blueberry skins and violet with the tiniest bit of lavender through the nose. Fairly neutral energy temperature but leans more toward cooling.

Aroma, taste, texture, energy — all working together to create a very comfortable tea!

Thank you, White Antlers <3

Flavors: Alkaline, Baby Powder, Bittersweet, Blueberry, Cacao, Creamy, Dates, Dried Fruit, Drying, Floral, Grilled Food, Hay, Lavender, Mineral, Nutty, Olives, Petrichor, Pumpkin Seed, Seashell, Spicy, Violet

Preparation

Boiling 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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Michelle Butler Hallett
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Wow.

derk
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This is an especially nice Liubao :)

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Michelle Butler Hallett
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Wow.

derk
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This is an especially nice Liubao :)

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