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drank Wild Black Yunnan by DAVIDsTEA
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1 scant tbsp for 18oz water

Nice basic Yunnan. Not a lot of the classic Yunnan flavor probably because no golden tips. A little astringent for my taste, so it required a little sugar. After that addition, I quite enjoyed it.

My personal feeling is that if I find a tea needs sugar and/or milk, I’d rather not make it part of my usual rotation. If I feel like a tea with sweetener and milk, I’ll just have PG Tips or Typhoo. I’ll save my money for those special teas I find that are an amazing experience to drink and savor. (See Butiki Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black!)
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190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec
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Starfevre
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tbsp or tsp?

looseTman
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I completely agree with your personal feelings about teas that require sugar and/or milk.

Angrboda
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I agree about additives as well. If a tea requires additives to be drinkable it’s Not Good Enough.

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Starfevre
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tbsp or tsp?

looseTman
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I completely agree with your personal feelings about teas that require sugar and/or milk.

Angrboda
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I agree about additives as well. If a tea requires additives to be drinkable it’s Not Good Enough.

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I happily reside in Park Slope, Brooklyn with my husband, our baby son, and our dog. I teach over 40 piano students per week at my home studio and created “Fundamental Keys”, a classical piano method book and video series.

My husband and I are vegan and have been for about 8 years. We are enjoying bringing up our little one in the vegan tradition!

I went through a major tea phase some years ago (2006-2009) and had quite a collection and tasted hundreds of varieties. Then I went off caffeine when I decided to have a baby, and after he was born I got into a nasty coffee habit. Now I’ve come back to tea, thank goodness. I’m finding my tastes have changed quite a bit since my first go at tea fanaticism. Really enjoying some of the amazing and deliciously complex teas I’ve learned about through Steepster!

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