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LuckyMe drank Ripe Mango Oolong by Lupicia

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Lupicia really nailed it here. This was a phenomenal tea! I don’t often rate teas this high but this was an easy 100.

This tea is about as close to perfection as you can get. So smooth, luscious, and has an incredibly natural flavor of ripe Alfonso mango. If you’ve ever had Mango flavored Waterloo sparkling water, this tastes just like it. You don’t taste the underlying Baozhong much but it lends a touch of creaminess that reminds me of mango lassi and a yummy mango cheesecake I once had at an Indian restaurant.

I’ve been grandpa steeping it so far but I bet this would make a refreshing cold brew as well. So far the best tea from the Lupicia group buy.

Flavors: Mango, Tropical

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200 °F / 93 °C 6 g 48 OZ / 1419 ML

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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