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SFTGFOP drank Nepal Black (Organic) by DAVIDsTEA

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**I’ve changed this review 4 times! gah! no more!

First off, Jun Chiyabari isn’t a David’s Tea exclusive.

Okay, that aside, I really like the Jun Chiyabari tea estate, or at least what I have tasted before. This one is very sub-par from what I am used to. Still good, but didn’t have the complexity that I’ve been tasting from the estate. Maybe David’s Tea just bought a bad batch? (Maybe that’s where the exclusivity comes in….because I really love the Jun Chiyabari garden).

It has this smokey tanned leather taste, with an aroma that just smells bitter, it does develop into a sweetness that reminds me of most Yunnan blacks. But this isn’t what I’m used to from Nepal? I don’t know. not my cup of tea is what it boils down to.

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205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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blah blah blah, come on people, not every tea can be ranked 80+. Rant, rave; but honestly not every tea you drink can be ranked the same, otherwise you defeat the point of giving the grade!

So as other people have broken down their ranking systems, I am doing the same.

I’ve also decided to update my reviewing system. I’m going to be ranking across a 3 system scale on: taste, accurate representation, and price.

Taste = 0-100 (see old ranking)
Accurate Representation = 75 being average (how true it is to its style of production. So a Darjeeling that tastes like an Assam would rank lower)
Price = Percent difference of what I think the tea is worth

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Old Ranking
90-100 = I’m quite happy to buy again
70-89 = Acceptable representation
50-69 = Wouldn’t order again
20-49 = Meh
10-19 = Average tea bag ranking
0-9 = Needed to brush my teeth immediately

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