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I forgot to review this when I drank it, all I remember is it was pretty unremarkable. Then only had half a serving left and combined it with some leftover India Assam Mancotta SFTGFOP-1 Clonal, and it made an excellent iced milk tea with a little bit of dark brown sugar!

Obviously can’t actually rate it based on this but had to make this note to remind myself of this great blend option for later, as I drink a lot of iced milk tea in the summer.

My new affordable daily drinker. Not the most complex but very drinkable. I like the woody flavor. Good with or without milk. Don’t think it would be very good iced.

Can brew English style or grandpa style, and still good even at room temp. Doesn’t need sugar but good with honey. Not at all vegetal, mostly a black tea. Almost no aftertaste at all. Not the most complex but just so easy to drink.

Great daily drinker with milk. Astringency is pretty mild. Would be great as an earl grey or blended with other herbs/spices. Makes a wonderful chai, especially with black pepper.

Finicky with temp and steeping time to get the best out of it, easy to over-steep.

Good but boring. Need to use a lot of tea to get flavor and have to steep a very short time or it’s very drying. Best unsweetened as any sweetener overwhelms the flavor.

I am not much into green tea, and this oolong is very vegetal – even if cold-steeped, still tastes like spinach. However, sticky rice notes are very nice.

Is ok with honey.

Mild and not at all astringent, chocolate-y. Can steep longer than instructed for fuller flavor.