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drank Laoshan Black by Verdant Tea
592 tasting notes

And I’m back from vacation and back on Steepster! I actually got back home yesterday, but kind of took the holiday to decompress and relax without diving right back into the land of the internet. I’ve been saving my last little packet of LB, but I decided to bust it open yesterday to celebrate coming home to my teas and also Christmas. This tea is every bit as good as I remembered it from last winter. It’s so intensely malty with chocolate notes at the end and so many other flavors all cooperating so perfectly in this one cup. I even got three or four resteeps out of it, so I’m definitely savoring the last that I have of this tea.

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I’m a California girl temporarily located in Boston for school (brrr). I only recently got into teas because I’ve never really liked coffee (too bitter), but I have been a daily barley tea drinker since I was little.

Through some timid tastings and exploring, I so far like:
-Japanese green teas (genmaicha, hojicha, sencha, etc)
-Oolongs! (Most kinds except formosa and dan cong so far)
-Straight black teas
-English Breakfast teas
-Fruity teas (peach, apple, strawberry, other berries)

NOT a huge fan of rooibos, matcha, heavily artificial tasting teas, or anything gingery or peppery, but I’m trying to keep an open mind and taste everything that I can!

I’m trying to sample more straight teas and have been having pretty awesome discoveries so far. Thank goodness for sample sizes!

My tentative rating system:
90-100: Woohoo! I’m loving it, and I’m definitely restocking when I get the chance and/or crying when I’m out.

80-90: Yum! I’ll try to restock if it fits in my budget when I run out.

70-80: Probably would not buy again, but it was nice enough to finish the cup.

50-70: Would not choose this tea for myself if given the situation, but would not reject it if someone offered it to me and would gulp down politely.

50 or less: Nope. Don’t care to taste that tea again, sorry!

I’m always down to swap, so send me a message if anything in my cupboard is calling your name!

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