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Sipdown. Was a purchase at the Midwest Tea fest through Emilie’s French Teas in KC MO.

Too much bergamot in this for me, plus it’s a green tea. I’ve had some okay cups of this but for the most part very cloying with an aftertaste I did not care for. Finishing this off today probably overleafed, probably too high a temp, but glad to be through it. Smells pretty good – bergamot, violet, floral. Just tastes like you’ve walked into a floral perfume cloud…bleh.

195F, 10sec, gaiwan, two steeps per cup
Trying these at a lower temperature to help cut some of the bitterness and the energy?? buildup I get in my lower jaw.

Creamy, thick, sweetness, tingly, little bit of bitterness, greenness

Sipdown. This is one of the older teas in my cupboard. Bought it in 2015 on a trip to Colorado to see my brother, I don’t think I really knew what I was purchasing. It was pretty early on in my loose leaf tea journey.
Pretty green & vegetal tasting with a little bit of sweetness. It feels like there’s a lot of movement with this tea as I’m drinking it. Creamy towards end of the sip. I like the end, but the vegetal flavor kills it for me. Just not a fan of those.

Had this during a late lunch on a cold day. Pretty good for a tea bag. Not as astringent or strong as I expected. Malty and caramel.

Slightly spicy (warming, tingly?) on the tongue. Fruity/chocolate notes. Full mouth feel, creamy aftertaste. I like it – so much so that when I noticed I was running low I ordered more.
Temp 195-212F Some leaves in the strainer. Couple of minutes steep time.

This tea shines more with cooler water. Every time I’ve pushed temperature, it gives more of a roasted flavor (a little burnt and unpleasant). It’s be wonderfully chocolatey, full bodied and smooth when the water is cooler. I also think it’s not as good when I overleaf.

Honestly, good but not great. It’s not as flexible as I would like. Not quite a sipdown…there’s a little bit left in the package.

Sipdown. Finished this today at work. Solid tea that works well at higher temperatures.

I wasn’t quite sure how to describe the flavor. It’s thick and smooth with not a lot of individual notes to pick out. LuckyMe ’s review calls it soupy and brothy and I agree. Some very light vegetal notes and a little bit of floral in the aftertaste.

This was okay. I went through the entire bag I purchased, but I wouldn’t buy this again. The depth of flavor that I wanted wasn’t there. It was malty. Not a whole lot else. I wanted a lot more than it had to give me.

I finished a bunch of stuff at work in the last year and didn’t record it. Going to list them all here and then go update the spreadsheet…

Finished:
22 hr Dancong – White2Tea club (sipdown)
Sparrow tongue (Apr 2019) – White2Tea club (sipdown)
White Crow 2018 – Bitterleaf (sipdown)
Hot Brandy – White2Tea
Keemun Black (x4) – Little Woods
Creamsicle – Little Woods
Old Tree Assamica Black – Mountain Stream Teas (sipdown)
unlabeled package (label fell off) – Mountain Stream Teas (sipdown)
Fireside – Little Woods
another unlabeled package – who knows?
Nepal Jun Chiyabari ‘Winter Special’ Oolong – What-Cha (sipdown)
daily jinjunmei – White2Tea club (sipdown)
Yunnan Pure Bud Golden Snail Black – What-Cha (sipdown)
Georgia MANNA Black – What-Cha (sipdown)
Shangri-La Oolong – Nepal Tea (sipdown)
Jin Xuan – Floating Leaves (sipdown)
Black Beauty – Mandala Tea (sipdown)
February 23, 2019 26hr roast Milan Dancong Maocha – White2Tea club (sipdown)
Ganlu (Apr 2019) – White2Tea club (sipdown)
Jin Jun Mei Black – Mandala (sipdown)
February 23, 2019 No Roast Milan Dancong Maocha – White2Tea Club (sipdown)
Dragon well – Little Woods
Herbal Sunset – Little Woods