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TeaBrat drank Silver Needle White by Mandala Tea

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I don’t drink a lot of white teas, but this is one I really like when the mood for a white tea strikes me.

I’ve been gong fu’ing a lot of teas lately and this is really good when steeped in a gaiwan, with boiling water for about 20 seconds. That seems to bring out the rose notes and a really wonderful sweetness! The first two steeps were the best that way but I steeped it 5 times and it was really lovely throughout. The later steeps had more of the almond and hay like notes. If you like white teas you can’t go wrong with this one.

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Boiling 0 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 3 OZ / 88 ML

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Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty