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2015 harvest from Liquid Proust’s group buy.

This tea comes in balls of roughly 2 grams. I used 2, with multiple steeps of roughly 1 minute each. The first steep was pretty much wasted, since the balls stayed solid and the tea was very weak. The balls didn’t fully break up until the 3rd steep, though the second steep was reasonably strong. Still reasonably flavorful in the 4th steep (2 minutes).

The taste is earthy, with some vegetation flavors. Not what I think of when I drink an oolong. Nothing really wrong with the tea, but it didn’t excite me.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 1 min, 0 sec 4 g 6 OZ / 177 ML

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Retired engineer/physicist.
My ratings will usually be based on multiple tastings. Oolong teas are generally 3 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 1 minute. Black teas are 1.5 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 3-4 minutes. Pu-erh is 3 grams in 2.5 oz, generally 10, 10, 20, 30, 60 sec. Since I use less tea, 6 sessions is equivalent to twice that many for people who use 7 grams of tea.

My numerical ratings are all based on how much enjoyment I took from the tea. Since I prefer blacks and oolongs, they will receive higher scores. I also give a couple of extra points to decafs, just because I can drink them in the evening without staying up half the night. I don’t dislike flavored teas, but find that they lack the complexity of finer teas.

90-100 = superior, worth a high price
80-89 = Excellent. Will buy again
70-79 = Good tea, but probably won’t buy
60-69 = Nothing really wrong, but…
Below 60 = Wouldn’t drink again. Probably didn’t finish

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