2023 年 12 月茶俱乐部

0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Autumn recipe to make 115 TDS water. A nice floral tea. Very strong rose aroma. Flavor was more vegetal with a floral and nutty back end. Nice mouth feel. Just barely a 4.0 - not sure I would buy it, but it's a very enjoyable tea. Rating Criteria: 0.5 - bad, flavorless, or worse very astringent, teabag 1.0 - mostly bad, flavorless, most teabag tea 1.5 - not good, but maybe something to like 2.0 - slightly disappointed, not my kind of tea, but still can appreciate it - probably the worst rating I would give a loose leaf tea (at least one that hasn't turned bad) 2.5 - mixed feelings, like it, but there is something off about it I don't like 3.0 - good, I like it but nothing stand out about it or a very good tea with one critique that holds me back - probably the highest I would give a teabag tea 3.5 - very good, a tea that I was very happy to have but content with what I had, wouldn't seek it out for additional purchase 4.0 - great, very happy with the experience, would seek out for purchase, but only occasionally 4.5 - a favorite, one I love and want very often 5.0 - life will be very sad without it, reserved only for my favorites (roasted Tie Guan Yin & Dancong Red), room for more hopefully Getting caught up with my December teas. Can't believe we're so close to the new year.

Lovely wrapper, lovely leaves, but the tea just doesn’t have enough taste for me. I hope we don’t get more teas where there’s only one possible serving, it prevents one from trying with the suggested parameters and then experimenting.

Wow, what a nice unique oolong tea. It's more sweet than the others. I haven't seen compressed oolong cake before. I broke the pillow into 2 pieces so I can make this tea again. I enjoyed all of the oolong teas, here is leaderboard: 1. Zhang Ping Shui Xian 2. Bai Ya Qi Lan 3. Yong Chun Fu Shou 4. Da Ye Oolong I forgot to post this log and take picture

This is such an interesting tea. Very floral and buttery; it reminds me of Tie Guan Yin but sweeter. Had a nice session with the Tea Pals today! This tea was very interesting—I don’t think I’ve had one exactly like it before. The processing style of this “pillow” resulted in a unique taste that reminded me a of a Tie Guan Yin, but much sweeter. I am excited to have the second half of this packet very soon.

Regardless of how I steep it, this tea does better after it's cooled a bit. It can be bitter, mineral, and vegetal while hot, but after it's cooled a bit, floral sweetness is revealed. It's in the aftertaste where it really shines. I feel bad for sharing it with my mom; she almost never gets the aftertaste, so I'm having a much nicer experience with this tea than she is. That said, she kept drinking, so hopefully she still enjoyed it.

0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Original recipe to make 50 TDS water. Subtle. Some hints of citrus with the bitterness feel of citrus, vegetal, buttery, and slight floral notes. Vegetal notes get stronger on the later steeps. A nice casual sipping tea. Rating Criteria: 0.5 - bad, flavorless, or worse very astringent, teabag 1.0 - mostly bad, flavorless, most teabag tea 1.5 - not good, but maybe something to like 2.0 - slightly disappointed, not my kind of tea, but still can appreciate it - probably the worst rating I would give a loose leaf tea (at least one that hasn't turned bad) 2.5 - mixed feelings, like it, but there is something off about it I don't like 3.0 - good, I like it but nothing stand out about it or a very good tea with one critique that holds me back - probably the highest I would give a teabag tea 3.5 - very good, a tea that I was very happy to have but content with what I had, wouldn't seek it out for additional purchase 4.0 - great, very happy with the experience, would seek out for purchase, but only occasionally 4.5 - a favorite, one I love and want very often 5.0 - life will be very sad without it, reserved only for my favorites (roasted Tie Guan Yin & Dancong Red), room for more hopefully

0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Autumn recipe to make 115 TDS water. Very strong tea to start. Charcoal and bitterness in the first couple steeps. Bitterness was almost unpleasant on the second steep, but then the tea begins to soften and get sweeter with a lingering bitterness that reminds of grapefruit. Side pour helped dial down the bitterness and astringency. Rating Criteria: 0.5 - bad, flavorless, or worse very astringent, teabag 1.0 - mostly bad, flavorless, most teabag tea 1.5 - not good, but maybe something to like 2.0 - slightly disappointed, not my kind of tea, but still can appreciate it - probably the worst rating I would give a loose leaf tea (at least one that hasn't turned bad) 2.5 - mixed feelings, like it, but there is something off about it I don't like 3.0 - good, I like it but nothing stand out about it or a very good tea with one critique that holds me back - probably the highest I would give a teabag tea 3.5 - very good, a tea that I was very happy to have but content with what I had, wouldn't seek it out for additional purchase 4.0 - great, very happy with the experience, would seek out for purchase, but only occasionally 4.5 - a favorite, one I love and want very often 5.0 - life will be very sad without it, reserved only for my favorites (roasted Tie Guan Yin & Dancong Red), room for more hopefully Happy Holidays everyone. Been a bit lazy on my posting lately, but still enjoying tea every morning. Wishing you all a great time with family the next few days.

The aroma was so good, but I don't think we quite landed on the right parameters to bring that into the taste no matter what we tried. It was very good with cookies to highlight its sweet notes though. The aftertaste is good.