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I’m drinking some of my best teas after coming home from the hospital with a stroke (very minor thankfully). I thought I was just adding a note to an existing review but was surprised to see I hadn’t written this one up yet.

Tsang Liu is probably my favorite YQH tea (out of 8 that I’ve tried). The tea has a core of stone fruit surrounded by a complex aura of wood, spice, and occasionally a bit of veggie that detracts from the taste for me. The feeling is the mouth is full and rich; I feel there are layers of flavor that I can barely detect that are adding to the rich complexity. I’m a sucker for complex teas, which explains why I like this tea so much.

The balance is excellent: a smooth transition from aroma, to taste, to finish, with the finish fading slowly over a few minutes. The cha qi is very powerful, though I’m not noticing it as much today as I sometimes do. All in all and excellent tea, and when I first drank this tea I finally understood why people get so excited about YQH.

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205 °F / 96 °C
Lala

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope you are doing well.

Evol Ving Ness

Well done. We should all be drinking our best now.

This experience and realization must have been quite scary. Be kind to yourself.

tigress_al

Take care of yourself!

caile

Sounds like a good tea, and glad you are back at home enjoying it!

Cwyn

Glad they didn’t ban your tea hobby. Assuming they know…

Rich

Sorry to hear of your troubles, take care of yourself, take it easy, and Be Well.

Dr Jim

@Cwyn: I specifically asked the doctor and he said there is no limitation on tea. I’m so thankful; I started tea when the doctors said I could no longer drink wine.

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Lala

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope you are doing well.

Evol Ving Ness

Well done. We should all be drinking our best now.

This experience and realization must have been quite scary. Be kind to yourself.

tigress_al

Take care of yourself!

caile

Sounds like a good tea, and glad you are back at home enjoying it!

Cwyn

Glad they didn’t ban your tea hobby. Assuming they know…

Rich

Sorry to hear of your troubles, take care of yourself, take it easy, and Be Well.

Dr Jim

@Cwyn: I specifically asked the doctor and he said there is no limitation on tea. I’m so thankful; I started tea when the doctors said I could no longer drink wine.

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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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