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drank Wenshan Bao Zhong Spring Tea, Lot 729 by Taiwan Tea Crafts
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Sipdown. This is last of my TTC teas before I move on to my Taiwan Sourcing order. Once again, a stellar baozhong from TTC. This one is a bright, juicy tea with the flavor and aroma of fresh cut lilacs and a touch of vegetation. There’s a greenish quality to it that reminds me of morning dew. Letting it cool before drinking brings out amazing flavors and intensifies the sweetness. Wish I had gotten more than 10g of this tea.

Flavors: Flowers, Nectar, White Grapes

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 1 min, 30 sec 2 g 5 OZ / 140 ML
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Chrysostom
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any preference between this and the competition baozhong?

LuckyMe
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Hard to say because quality varies a lot from one harvest to the next. I haven’t tried the recent crop but the competition baozhong from the Winter 2017 harvest wasn’t worth it. When it’s good, competition baozhong tends to be thicker and more robust. Its also good for grandpa steeping.

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Chrysostom
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any preference between this and the competition baozhong?

LuckyMe
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Hard to say because quality varies a lot from one harvest to the next. I haven’t tried the recent crop but the competition baozhong from the Winter 2017 harvest wasn’t worth it. When it’s good, competition baozhong tends to be thicker and more robust. Its also good for grandpa steeping.

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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