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mtchyg drank Feng Qing Gold Needle Spring 2015 by Yunnan Sourcing

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I am enjoying this tea this morning with the success of having my new John Deere riding lawn mower just delivered. My wife and I moved into our new house in November. We went from having a yard that was maybe 40×50 feet and only needed a manual push blade mower to having an acre and a quarter. And with spring coming on this purchase was much needed.

So I decided to do what any Steepster-ite would do in celebration and brew up a nice strong pot of tea. I pulled this Feng Qing Gold Needle out because I wanted a no fuss tea. It was the right choice. Brewing this up in the manner I did (5g in 8oz water for about 2 minutes) produced a wonderfully smooth and flavorful cuppa. Dark in color and rich in malty black tea flavor, the smoothness of this steep caught me off guard. I didn’t expect it to be so. I bought a couple ounces of this tea because it seemed like a fairly cheap but good quality every day type of tea. I’m glad I did. I’m thoroughly enjoying it this morning. I might even go back and buy more. Which is saying a lot of a variety hound like myself.

Flavors: Malt

Preparation

205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec 5 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Congrats on the mower. Using it will afford you numerous cold brewing opportunities. :-)

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Congrats on the mower. Using it will afford you numerous cold brewing opportunities. :-)

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Michigander, Husband, father of three, lover of tea, books, nature, gardening, and passion. Stay at home dad currently. Previously a preschool teacher.

I have now completed some tea swaps and I am so totally up for swapping! What a cool way to connect with fellow tea lovers and try some new teas. My tea cupboard on here is woefully out of date though.

Black tea has been my go to tea for some time. Oolongs are good too but mainly roasty oolongs. I’m finding that there are some green and white teas (mostly Moonlight Whites) that impress me lately which they never used to do. I am getting into and developing a taste for Pu-erh. I have tried raw and my Ulcerative Colitis just can’t handle the roughness of it. So I stick to ripe Puerh. I am recently drinking more herbal tea or Rooibos especially STRONG ginger blends. I’m not too picky.

Some of my favorite places from which to purchase tea are Whispering Pines Tea Co, Verdant, A Quarter to Tea, Beautiful Taiwan Tea Co, Bitterleaf Tea, and Yunnan Sourcing.

Rating system:
90-100: Some of the best I’ve ever had. I’d be a fool not to keep it stocked as often as possible
80-89: A damn good tea. Not to be missed
70-79: A good tea but lacks the wow factor. More than likely a simple tea that could be an every day option
60-69: Eh. This is okay. Not swill by any means but fairly underwhelming.
50-59: Not really doing it for me. I’ll finish it but please don’t bring me any more.
Below 50: Life is too short to waste on things such as this

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Lansing, Michigan

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