Pleasant Daily drinker
Typically wood-centric shu pu with a little hint of complexity. I smelled a hint of raspberry from the gaiwan and tasted a very slight rosey sweetness in the background, otherwise a typical light-medium fermentation that will most likely improve with age.
Flavors: Cherry Wood, Rose
Reputable Companies I have narrowed down to over the years and my personal purchase preferences from each
Origin tea (Gao Shan Oolong)
-Eco Cha (Taiwanese Teas)
-Rishi (Great starter for Taste Profile Footing and high quality teaware)
-Yunnan Sourcing (Teaware, Black, Pu er)
-White2Tea (Curated Pu er)
-Essence of tea (Curated Pu er)
-Yuuki-Cha (Japanese Teas/Teaware)
-Teavivre (Chinese Teas)
-Jing Tea (High quality Chinese)
“You can go a week without food, but not a day without tea."
Numerical rating personal meaning
70-75
#Bulk#
Drinkable but would not purchase
76-80
#Traveling/Tumbler/Office Tea#
Willing to pay up to $5/oz
81-84
#Staple#
Willing to pay up to $8/oz
85-89
#Reserve#
Willing to pay $10/oz
90-99
#Experience#
Priceless
I try to refrain from numerically rating a tea until I have tried brewing at least an oz of it with various different parameters and vessels (hotter/colder water, longer/shorter times, yixing/gaiwan etc)
Hovering over my tea table
I’m a little iffy on the woody ones