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drank Charcoal Roasted Gan De Village Tie Guan Yin * Autumn 2011 by Yunnan Sourcing
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I had a Puerh heavy day yesterday including a really late session. Even got to ‘meet’ very nice people (Garret from Mandala Tea) and others. Today I started with some puerh but felt like having some Oolong.

I’ve already made tasting notes on this one so I just want to add something. I usually make this tea making 2-3(maybe 4) steeps. Then I use the remaining leaves to cold brew them over night. I love the taste of a roasty Oolong when cold, it is somehow refreshing and slightly filling at the same time.
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195 °F / 90 °C
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Azzrian
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Ohhhh I am so jealous of you meeting Garret!

JC
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Nice guy. Passionate about tea. Bet that if you are around him the passion would stick.

Invader Zim
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I’ve seen some of the conversations people have had with him, and he does seem like a really nice guy. I will have buy from him at some point.

Claire
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Garret is so nice. I’m definitely ordering more from mandala when funds allow for it.

Invader Zim
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The one conversation where Garret and JC hijacked the comments in your one tasting note Claire comes to mind!

Claire
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That was pretty fun to come back to the PC and read! I turned off the computer to go make dinner, and afterwards Rayn and I watched a couple of Merlin episodes. When I came back my inbox was full of “_____ from Steepster commented on your review”.

JC
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LOL, yep. That was fun.

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Azzrian
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Ohhhh I am so jealous of you meeting Garret!

JC
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Nice guy. Passionate about tea. Bet that if you are around him the passion would stick.

Invader Zim
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I’ve seen some of the conversations people have had with him, and he does seem like a really nice guy. I will have buy from him at some point.

Claire
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Garret is so nice. I’m definitely ordering more from mandala when funds allow for it.

Invader Zim
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The one conversation where Garret and JC hijacked the comments in your one tasting note Claire comes to mind!

Claire
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That was pretty fun to come back to the PC and read! I turned off the computer to go make dinner, and afterwards Rayn and I watched a couple of Merlin episodes. When I came back my inbox was full of “_____ from Steepster commented on your review”.

JC
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LOL, yep. That was fun.

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I’ve been drinking tea for about 8-10 years now, but Puerh for about 7-8 years. I love learning and I love the people who ae passionate about it. This is a constant learning field and I love that too. I’m mostly in to Puerh, Black tea and Oolongs but I do enjoy other types from time to time.

I’m adding the scale because I noted that we all use the same system but it doesn’t mean the same to all.(I rate the tea not by how much I ‘like it’ only; there are flavors/scents I don’t like but they are quality and are how they are supposed to be and I rate them as such).

90 – 100: AMAZING. This the tea I feel you should drop whatever you are doing and just enjoy.

80-89: Great tea that I would recommend because they are above ‘average’ tea, they usually posses that ‘something’ extra that separates them from the rest.

70-79: An OK tea, still good quality, taste and smell. For me usually the tea that I have at work for everyday use but I can still appreciate and get me going through my day.

60-69: Average nothing special and quality is not high. The tea you make and don’t worry about the EXACT time of steep because you just want tea.

30-59: The tea you should probably avoid, the tea that you can mostly use for iced tea and ‘hide’ what you don’t like.

1-29: Caveat emptor! I feel sorry for my enemies when they drink this tea. :P

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