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derk drank Wild White Tea by Georgian Tea 1847

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Yesterday I put some dispenser hot water into my glass thermos and let it cool. Put the steeping basket in full of leaves for several minutes and drank 3/4 of the way down. What a light tea! Barely any taste, sweet water but pleasant. Went back to dispenser to refill. Realized I never put the leaf in the steeper basket to begin with.

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So a redo today! And I don’t think I let the water cool at all, so it was pretty hot maybe 195F? Not much attention paid but holy moly is there a difference! It’s perfectly silky and oily-spring water?, with a gentle taste that ashmanra described as sun-warmed hay in her later steeping. I’d also say flax seed, which is a note I picked up on in another Georgian white tea Martin gifted me. Honeyed undertone. This is really good and I will come back with a more detailed note before this leaf is gone.

Flavors: Honey, Hot Hay, Meadow, Mineral, Oily, Silky, Spring Water

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4 g 14 OZ / 400 ML

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derk 2 years ago

Goddess of goofs here. Got a good giggle.

gmathis 2 years ago

Stuff like that never happens to me. (Fingers crossed behind back.)

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Leafhopper 2 years ago

LOL! The emperor has no tea! At least it was good when you finally steeped it. I had a good laugh.

ashmanra 2 years ago

I am glad your second steeping event was successful!

Martin Bednář 2 years ago

I find the flax seed note so unique for a tea.And I am not sure if I noticed it elsewhere than Georgian teas?!

beerandbeancurd 2 years ago

Hahaha, this made me feel in good hurr-durr company this morning!

And flax seed, wow!

derk 2 years ago

Goddess of goofs here. Got a good giggle.

gmathis 2 years ago

Stuff like that never happens to me. (Fingers crossed behind back.)

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This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. Yet I persist.

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I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, and Nepal. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

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