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This tea wasn’t too enjoyable. I think it would need quite a few years of age before it became really palatable. The leaf was pretty chopped up (plus I had a kinda dusty sample). There was some sweetness in the flavor, but I found it was overwhelmed by bitterness and astringency. I really enjoy bitter flavors, but there was no balance here. It was pretty darn impossible for me to steep this in such a way that drinking it didn’t make me shudder.

This tea had a lot of power to it – to the point where I think it would be a pretty decent one if it had about a decade of decent storage behind it. There was some alright thickness that developed in the texture and a decent bit of energy, though the energy was pretty harsh. Not really one for drinking now, but possibly would be good in the future.

Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Creamy, Straw, Vanilla

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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A bit about myself: 22 years old, college grad (Double major in Anthropology and History). I plan to make a career of archaeology and hopefully travel (much of) the world in my days.

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