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WELCOME TO THE TEA ROOM • I REVIEW TEAS HERE • CAMELLIA SINENSIS ONLY • SIGNAL IS EVERYTHING •
$ cat teas/tatarcha

Tatar Cha with herbs

Kazan · Red Tea with herbs
★★★★☆

Sweet, potent, almost medicinal.

Roses, sweetness, herbs.

Easy to drink, pleasant, airy, the cake breaks easily with fingers.

$ cat teas/bi_luo_chun

Bi Luo Chun

Jiangsu · Green Tea
★★★★☆

Fresh, sweet, delicate, spring-like.

Fresh flowers, sweetness, spring blossoms.

Easy to overleaf. Too much tea gives unpleasant vegetable notes. Measure carefully.

$ cat teas/gongting_yong_zhen

Gongting Yong Zhen

Yongde · Lincang · Yunnan · Ripe Pu'er
★★★☆☆

Earthy, bark-like, smooth.

Honey, sweet pastry, remarkably intense.

Very densely compressed. Breaks into dust while separating leaves.

$ cat teas/gongting_gong_pin

Gongting Gong Pin

Menghai · Ripe Pu'er
★★★★★

Earthy, woody, balanced.

Honey, pastry, rich sweetness.

An excellent everyday shou. Fairly priced and not compressed excessively.

$ cat teas/gaba_alishan

GABA Alishan

Taiwan · Oolong
★★★★★

Fruity with pleasant acidity.

Honey, warm sweetness.

Outstanding everyday tea. Expensive, but worth returning to.

$ cat teas/lao_cha_wang

Lao Cha Wang

Taiwan · Oolong
★★☆☆☆

Heavy smoke, tobacco.

Sweet dried fruit.

Too astringent for my taste.

$ cat teas/da_hong_pao

Da Hong Pao

Wuyishan · Oolong
★★★★☆

Roasted, smoky, occasional tobacco notes.

Dried fruit with hints of honey.

Keep the leaf quantity moderate (around 6 g) for the best balance.

$ cat teas/dian_hong

Dian Hong

Yunnan · Red Tea
★★★★☆

Dried fruit, gentle acidity, increasing sweetness after several infusions.

Fresh pastry.

Becomes noticeably sweeter after the third steeping.

$ cat teas/ye_sheng_hong_cha

Ye Sheng Hong Cha

Wild Red Tea
★★★☆☆

Bright acidity, wild and untamed.

Light pastry sweetness.

Brew at 95°C in a gaiwan. Best appreciated in the right mood.

$ cat teas/hei_jin

Hei Jin

Northern Fujian · Red Tea
★★★★☆

Dried fruit, tart, light-bodied, dusty, slight acidity.

Sweet pastry and dried fruit.

95°C, quick infusions. The aroma is especially enjoyable if inhaled while sipping.