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drank Black Oolong by Cultivate Tea
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Putting a QR code on a tea package is an awesome idea! The initial aroma was bursting with longgon and woody notes. Bits of lychee too. Now I really want a longgon. The first steep started with minerality and fruity longgon notes but as the steep went on it changed to heavier wood notes with the longgon taking a back seat. Second steep held up nicely. There is a flavor in there I can’t quite pin down. I find it in other oolongs from China the mix of fruity, woody, and minerality brings it on and my palate doesn’t quite know where to put it. I brought this one to Greece with me but I think I brought too much tea with. Just didn’t have the time to get to all of it and there were some mornings we woke up too enjoy a good gong fu session. You don’t rush gong fu. Third steep is losing flavor but if steeped longer than five minutes it gains some nice dry wood flavors.

Michelle 3 years ago

Better to travel with too much tea than run out! It’s light anyway.

Skysamurai 3 years ago

So true. I got lazy at a few points and started using the tea bags provided by the hotel and I only had one, from Apanemo, that was actually quite good. But definitely made me glad I brought my own.

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Michelle 3 years ago

Better to travel with too much tea than run out! It’s light anyway.

Skysamurai 3 years ago

So true. I got lazy at a few points and started using the tea bags provided by the hotel and I only had one, from Apanemo, that was actually quite good. But definitely made me glad I brought my own.

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