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I am writing about the 2016 spring harvest:

This tea is truly delightful! After trying the superfine version of Teavivre’s Dragon Well, I didn’t figure they could improve by much. Thankfully, I was wrong! This tea is smooth, sweet, and has no bitterness! Highly recommend!

I’m not normally a fan of four seasons oolong, but, for the price, I had to pick some up. This is a pleasant and affordable oolong offering. Will be picking up more during the next purchase!

A really nice daily drinker from teavivre. Great both gong fu and western style!

Really surprised to see an offering of this quality sencha from a company with such a wide offering. Really nice, and an amazing sweet mouthfeel!

I’m not normally a fan of CTC tea, but this is all you can ask for in a breakfast tea! Full bodied, aromatic, energizing. A very satisfying wake-me-up brew even sans sugar/milk

This tea wasn’t terrible, but you can find much better tea at Rishi. There is a strong peppermint flavor coming from this one, though that may be because I used a decent amount of leaf. However, his makes a really nice iced tea!

I really enjoyed this Earl Grey. However, I wasn’t too keen on it until adding lemon and a touch of sugar. Still, it’s a pretty nice blend!

Writing about the 2016 spring harvest:

This is my first green tea from teavivre, and it didn’t disappoint. Delicious and subtle brew with very little bitterness at all. I was able to get a decent amount of steepings out of it as well. For the first 4 steepings, I followed the company’s website: 176 degree F water for 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s respectively. After that, I used slightly hotter water and with longer brew times as an experiment. It really drew out some of the more subtle notes, and since they were later steepings, I could not discern any bitterness. This is a very approachable tea, at least if brewed gong fu style!