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Kawaii433 drank Big Red Robe Fancy Grade Dark Roast by Mandala Tea

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Got my smell and taste abilities back. Not sure 100% but I’m much better today. Only lasted 3 days or so. I rarely get a cold/flu. Maybe once every other year but this is the second time in the last month or so. It must be a bad year cold-flu wise…

So last time I tried this I used 5g and thought maybe I needed to add more to get the rich full taste of it. Even at 7g (gongfu cha with roughly the same parameters as the first time), I didn’t get want I was hoping for. I think their Medium Roast Da Hong Pao is far better. This is a sipdown by the way. I’ll try the Medium Roast again soon.

Additional note: 7g in 12 oz for 5+ minutes was best I think for this tea. One more thing (I keep adding, sorry lol)… Preparing it this way, it was more floral (that part I didn’t like).

Preparation

195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 4 OZ / 110 ML

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Longtime casual tea drinker. In the past, mainly Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Genmaicha… Etc. I like all teas: Green, oolong, black & pu’erh (prefer ripe over raw).

Chanoyu (for matcha prep) and Gongfu cha (for other types of tea) are the main ways I prepare my tea (Gaiwan, Yixing teapot, Kyusu). I drink all tea… Usually unflavored. This past year, I’ve tried many flavored now because of all of you lol. As long as there aren’t artificial sweeteners, it’s all good.

Favorite stores: TeaVivre, What-Cha, Mandala Tea, 52Teas, Whispering Pines, Bird & Blend, Yunnan sourcing, White2Tea, Lupicia.

The flavors I dislike: Artificial sweetener, lavender, violet, any strong floral-perfumey tea; cantaloupe, papaya, honeydew, rose, licorice, anise, jasmine, any mints, leather.

Favorite flavors: Citrus fruits (especially grapefruit & tangerines), granny smith apple, bananas, guava, mango, tamarind, watermelon, stonefruits, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, creme, bread/pastry, nuts, toasted, roasted.

I generally don’t add anything to my teas unless they are flavored, then I may add a splash of milk.

As I explore, my ratings may shift. 90+ generally means I’ll keep it on my shelf.