Pulled this out for another tasting today. Smells much less sharp fruit and floral and wet than last try, tastes up front kind of like a savory, chestnutty mao feng to start, but with more bitterness that turns into a very nice (vaguely sweet) and lingering floral fruit aftertaste.
Flavors: Bitter, Chestnut, Floral, Green, Sweet
Favorite Tea Type: Darker oolong and sheng puerh
Rating Scale:
90-100: Amazing. Will buy and keep on hand all the time if finances and circumstances allow.
80-89: Strong argument for keeping it around all the time, even more than the prospect of trying more new tea. It’s that good.
70-79: Pretty solid. Glad I tried it, several factors that were unique or that I highly enjoyed.
60-69: Nothing that stands out for the most part, but with a quality or two that speaks to me.
50-59: Fairly run of the mill, pleasant but not much more to be said.
40-49: Something here is off putting in an otherwise decent tea.
30-39: There are a few things wrong with this tea. I did not enjoy.
20-29: Disliked this, could maybe see something, some redeeming quality in it others might find worth drinking without spitting back out.
10-19: Begin to question whether any tea is actually, in fact, better than no tea.
0-9: This causes actual food poisoning.
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