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drank Lan Gui Ren-Ginseng Oolong by ESGREEN
2955 tasting notes

Thank you to Mackie for this sample!

Confession time: I’ve never had ginseng oolong before. I don’t actually know what ginseng tastes like.

Steep 1: Tastes like a nice toasty oolong

Steep 2: It kind of tastes like matcha, if matcha steeped in oolong tea instead of water. I find the brew very flavourful and milky. Fairly vegetal, also. Like I said, this tastes a lot like matcha.

Steep 3: Maybe a bit fruity (mango)?, toasted grain, matcha/green tea, honey

Oddly enough, this brews very golden orange, not green!

Flavors: Grain, Green, Milk, Toasty, Vegetal

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 2 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 300 ML

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

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Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

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Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, tumeric mushroom/fungus,

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