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Loose
Appearance: pink rose petals, large sencha leaf, balanced
Aroma when Dry: grassy floral rose notes
After water is first poured: rose floral, slight grassy notes
At end of first steep: clear
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? likely medicinal
Preferred time of day: evenings
Taste:
At first?: floral rose notes, creamy buttery notes close
As it cools?: Notes open and smooth
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Slightly floral bodied buttery notes

Second Steep(5 min):
At first: very perfumy, floral rose notes, hints of bitter on close
As it cools: perfumed rosewater

Third Steep (5min):
rosewater
Fourth Steep(5min):
rosewater

Loose
Appearance: grey green large pouchang curls
Aroma when Dry: dry, subtly smoky floral notes
After water is first poured: sweet beans, floral notes
At end of first steep: clear
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? no
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: buttery sweet lima bean bean and cauliflower notes, vegital
As it cools?: notes get creamier, smoother, open up, tea gets juicy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, creamy, almost milky vegetal notes, bean,corn notes

Second Steep(5min):
At first: buttery, light mineral notes, vegital, brothy
As it cools: notes open up again

Loose
Appearance: dark grey brown curled leaf
Aroma when Dry: leafy, nutty, sweet (eastern), chewy
After water is first poured: bright, vegital, chewy
At end of first steep: vegital, buttery
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? No
Preferred time of day:any
Taste:
At first?: buttery, sweet, smooth vegital green beans, asparagus
As it cools?: gets sweeter, pea notes surface, gets brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, velvety creamy sweet vegital notes high on the palate

Loose
Appearance: Deep black tea, bright vanilla bits
Aroma when Dry: desserty sweet (western), nutty, earthy
After water is first poured: vanilla pound cake
At end of first steep: creamy vanilla
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light meadow brown
Staple? No, but would drink again
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: light crisp creamy vanilla notes
As it cools?: Vanilla notes open up greatly, tea gets bodied
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, buttery crisp vanilla, no sweetness in aftertaste

Loose
Appearance: grey green,
Aroma when Dry: sweet, nutty, earthy
After water is first poured: Lotus and Lima bean Manju
At end of first steep: warm manju and rice
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: hints of green
Staple? Possible
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: notes of sticky rice, earthy lotus manju,
As it cools?: notes sweeten, get nuttier, earthier
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? yes, tart, earthy

Second Steep(5 min):
At first: a bit sweeter, earthier, brothy notes

Loose
Appearance: green, mostly Parsley leaf, tea leaves noticeable
Aroma when Dry: sweet, herbal, juicy
After water is first poured:
At end of first steep: buttery Herbal notes
Tea liquor:
At end of steep:clear
Staple? Yes, medicinally
Preferred time of day: as needed medicinally
Taste:
At first?: sweet, buttery, herbal, chewy, slightly bitter close
As it cools?: bitterness starts to fade, gets very slightly brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, herby parsley notes

Second Steep (3 min)
Light and brothy

Loose
Appearance: greens, crushed leaf mix
Aroma when Dry: herby, slight lemony notes, hints of jasmine and mint
After water is first poured: fresh crisp mint, faint jasmine notes
At end of first steep: minty jasmine
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: hints of green
Staple? Yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: strong jasmine floral, then hints of mint
As it cools?: jasmine notes get fuller, mint starts to layer in a bit
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? Not this tasting, but have tried with a half teaspoon of brown sugar, it helps open up all the notes, and smooths out any grassy texture
Lingers? Yes, fragrant jasmine notes in the palate

Second Steep (5min)
At first: bright floral jasmine
As it cools?: becomes a very balanced minty jasmine, with buttery notes

Third Steep (5min)
Sweet jasmine floral notes

Loose
Appearance: deep brown, small curled leaf, mild highlights in a lighter brown
Aroma when Dry: fruity, earthy
After water is first poured: fruity, musty, sweet
At end of first steep: Smooth, light earthy, fruity, mineral notes
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: very faint green
Staple? Type yes, Will gladly re-order from company
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: musty, earthy, slight sweet, fruity, hints of broth notes
As it cools?: tea gets deeper, brothier, notes get fuller, hints of tartness, mellow grape notes
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? yes, fruity, earthy and brothy, slight buttery texture

Second steep (5min):
At first: bright, smooth fruit notes, hints of salty brothyness
As it cools?: tea gets fruitier, brothier, buttery, then earthy, slightly smokey

Third Steep (6min):
Fruity, salty, brothy, peppery tea water

Fourth Steep (6 min):
Bright, very fruity salty broth water

Loose
Appearance: full bancha leaf, natural breaks, olive brown
Aroma when Dry: earthy, slight spice, sweet
After water is first poured: buttery, earthy
At end of first steep: buttery, earthy, leafy
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: faint hints of green
Staple? Type yes, company yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: slight spice, mineral notes,buttery, leafy
As it cools?: gets foresty, creamier, full bodied, salty, brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Sweet, buttery, toasty, slight spice
want to try chilled

Second steep (5min)
Aroma: buttery
Taste:
At first: buttery, earthy, hints of spice
As it cools: spice notes fade, stays buttery, earthy, brothy

Third Steep (5 min):
creamy, brothy, salty

Fourth Steep (6 min)
light creamy salty brothy

Bagged
Aroma when Dry: spicy, cool, earthy, herby
After water is first poured: spicy sweet sage, hints of mint
At end of first steep: bright sage notes, laced with mint
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: woody brown
Staple? Yes medicinally
Preferred time of day: as needed medicinally
Taste:
At first?: earthy,creamy,crisp, spicy sage woody notes, mint in close
As it cools?: notes open, layer, get thicker, creamier
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? yes, mostly the earthy, silky sage notes

Second Steep (5 min)
At first: Earthy herbal water
As it cools: sage notes thicken into tea again

Third Steep (8min)
Earthy herbal water
Fourth Steep
Earthy herbal water