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drank TJ74: Organic Black Benifuki by Upton Tea Imports
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I got some samples from Upton and couldn’t resist a black Japanese tea, I never knew such a thing existed. I’m expecting some unique new flavors but no dice. It was a standard black, nothing special. I love tea, so I enjoyed it like I would just about any tea. It pretty much just had a “black tea” flavor. It would make a pretty good iced tea, too. I guess that would be malty. It’s not incredibly expensive but not a bargain either. For the price, there are other teas that are far more complex and interesting. If you can get it for cheap I would recommend it, but unless the yen crashes I doubt that will happen with any Japanese tea.
Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 45 sec 4 g 15 OZ / 443 ML
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White Antlers
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Thanks; you saved me from buying this. I had it earmarked for my next sample buy because it looked intriguing.

Tea and Cheese Lover
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No problem. I think I have about 1 or 2 grams of it left if you’re curious and want to do a super mini steep.

White Antlers
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Oh. Sure! I’ll PM you. Thanks.

White Antlers
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Thanks @CWarren. I have bookmarked them as well as the Hime Momiji.

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White Antlers
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Thanks; you saved me from buying this. I had it earmarked for my next sample buy because it looked intriguing.

Tea and Cheese Lover
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No problem. I think I have about 1 or 2 grams of it left if you’re curious and want to do a super mini steep.

White Antlers
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Oh. Sure! I’ll PM you. Thanks.

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Thanks @CWarren. I have bookmarked them as well as the Hime Momiji.

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The name says it all. I’ve been drinking loose leaf tea for about a decade and a half, and was in the cheese business for almost 2 decades.

I was spoiled with the cheese by always be surrounded by a wide variety to taste everyday. Now that I’m (mostly) out of the business, I’ve discovered that a daily tea habit is way easier on the wallet than a daily cheese habit for me, and I love both, so here I am to learn more about tea!

I’ve been drinking great blacks, and greens from my local shop for years now. A white and an Oolong on occasion. Mostly Chinese, but other countries as well.

But all these years I’d only had one 10 yr aged loose shu with regard to Pu-erh. I’d only had Ti Kwan Yin, Forever Spring, and the Chinese restaurant stuff with regard to Oolong.

I’d like to continue learning more in the green and black world, but I’m most excited to have joined Steepster to learn about the world of Pu-erh and Oolong, which I am terribly ignorant of.

I always forget what teas I’ve had before, so I think logging my teas will help with that. I also love pairing tea and cheese together, so you’ll see some long winded pairing entries mixed in as well ;)

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