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Dinosara drank Wuyi Qilan Oolong by Verdant Tea (Special)

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I really haven’t felt like brewing anything gongfu lately, partly because I just don’t feel like I have the time. But I still wanted one of my “finer” teas, and I decided I would just brew it western style. Whatever makes you happy, right?

This smelled quite tasty today. I usually am not big on roasty wuyi oolongs, but for some reason the bready, toasty aroma was really appealing to me this afternoon. I probably could have used more leaf as my brew was a tad weak, but it was still tasty. I enjoyed my pot of it, fuss-free, while working this afternoon.

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195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

In my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: Mind-blowingly good, just right for my palate, and teas that just take me to a happy place.
89-86: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
85-80: Pretty tasty teas that I enjoy well enough, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
79-70: Teas that I would probably drink again, but only if there were no preferrable options.
69-50: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.
Unrated: Usually I feel unqualified to rate these teas because they are types of teas that I tend to not like in general. Sometimes user error or tea brewed under poor conditions.

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Ohio, US

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