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This is a pretty good daily drinker with a lot of cha qi. I had my pot set at 190 F for the first two steeps, resulting in alight straw flavor. After setting it back to 200, the tea had more bite, with a fair amount of tannin, and the straw flavor drifted more toward wood. However, I could still detect a bit of stone fruit under the wood and tannin, and there wasn’t much bitterness, despite a fair amount of dust in my sample.

curlygc

How was the qi for you?

Dr Jim

Fairly strong. I rate qi separately from taste on a scale of 1 to 100 (though Last Thoughts was 110!) and this was a 95. The W2T 2005 Naka is 99 (average of several sessions).

curlygc

It was strong for me as well. Stronger than the 2012. The tea was tastier too.

curlygc

Funny enough, W2T Naka was not as strong for me. Go figure.

Dr Jim

I have a sample of the 2012 but haven’t tried it yet.

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curlygc

How was the qi for you?

Dr Jim

Fairly strong. I rate qi separately from taste on a scale of 1 to 100 (though Last Thoughts was 110!) and this was a 95. The W2T 2005 Naka is 99 (average of several sessions).

curlygc

It was strong for me as well. Stronger than the 2012. The tea was tastier too.

curlygc

Funny enough, W2T Naka was not as strong for me. Go figure.

Dr Jim

I have a sample of the 2012 but haven’t tried it yet.

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Retired engineer/physicist.
My ratings will usually be based on multiple tastings. Oolong teas are generally 3 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 1 minute. Black teas are 1.5 grams of tea in 6 oz water for 3-4 minutes. Pu-erh is 3 grams in 2.5 oz, generally 10, 10, 20, 30, 60 sec. Since I use less tea, 6 sessions is equivalent to twice that many for people who use 7 grams of tea.

My numerical ratings are all based on how much enjoyment I took from the tea. Since I prefer blacks and oolongs, they will receive higher scores. I also give a couple of extra points to decafs, just because I can drink them in the evening without staying up half the night. I don’t dislike flavored teas, but find that they lack the complexity of finer teas.

90-100 = superior, worth a high price
80-89 = Excellent. Will buy again
70-79 = Good tea, but probably won’t buy
60-69 = Nothing really wrong, but…
Below 60 = Wouldn’t drink again. Probably didn’t finish

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