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drank Lychee Congou by Simpson & Vail
2201 tasting notes

This feels like it should be a sipdown because I just emptied the tin, but I actually have a bottle of this tea that has been cold-steeped in the fridge at home, so I can’t count it yet.

I had a cup of this the other day that I never logged, and it was way more lychee-flavored than this one, oddly. I think I possibly used a bit more leaf than normal while emptying the tin, but not much. This tastes predominantly like the base tea, which thankfully is pretty tasty. Maybe the lychee is overwhelmed by the base tea with excess leaf. But at least it isn’t bitter or astringent.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

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