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85-89

Tea Review 404: Teavivre’s Ripened Aged Pu-erh Mini Tuocha

by Jason on January 27, 2012

in 85-89,Chinese

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Comment: a fine smoothness, and pleasant oscillation between light sweet-mineral-sweet tastes.
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Origin: Simao, Pu’er, Yunnan, China (Guangfu Tea Factory)
Harvest: May 2007
Score: 88
Price (as of post): 50 g = $5.90
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Tea Review 403: Spice Hut’s Tiger Hill Nilgiri

by Jason on January 20, 2012

in 85-89,black

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Comment: flavor, but gentle character that was very soft.
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Origin: Tiger Hill Estate, Nilgiri, India
 Score: 87
Price (as of post): 2 oz = $2.34
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Tea Review 402: Butiki’s Malawi White Peony

by Jason on January 13, 2012

in 85-89,white

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Comment: I wonder if these leaves could have been teased into a nice oriental beauty wulong.
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Origin: Thyolo, Malawi
 Score: 86
Price (as of post): 1/2 oz = $5
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Tea Review 401: California Tea House’s Big Red Robe

January 6, 2012

. Comment: some nice roasty character, but still lacking some character . Score: 88 Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $7 . Sample provided by California Tea House. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact [...]

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Tea Review 400: Butiki’s White Whisper

December 30, 2011

. Comment: rich, bold aroma and aftertaste with corn syrup sweetness . Origin: southern slopes of Mt. Kenya Score: 89 Price (as of post): 1 oz = $16.50 . Sample provided by Butiki Teas. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to [...]

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Tea Review 399: California Tea House’s White Monkey Paw

December 28, 2011

. Comment: lackluster character . Origin: Wuyi, Fujian Province, China Score: 85 Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $4 . Sample provided by California Tea House. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com Subscribe [...]

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Tea Review 398: Spice Hut’s Darjeeling White Tips

December 23, 2011

. Comment: less depth of character than other white needle teas. . Origin: Darjeeling, India Score: 86 Price (as of post): 2 oz = $20.24 . Sample provided by The Spice Hut. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a [...]

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Tea Review 397: Teasatia’s Tie Guan Yin (Dark)

December 21, 2011

. Comment: some character, but lacking fullness. . Origin: Anxi county, Fujian Province, China Score: 89 Price (as of post): 3.5 oz = $20 . Sample provided by Teasatia. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact [...]

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Tea Review 395: Teasatia’s Keemun

December 16, 2011

. Comment: neither excessively harsh nor extremely smooth. . Origin: Anhui Province, China Score: 88 Price (as of post): 3.5 oz = $7.50 . Sample provided by Teasatia. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: [...]

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Tea Review 393: Butiki’s Purple Tea

December 9, 2011

. Comment: the dawning of a new tea in the U.S. market. Some interesting characteristics, but could different processing develop better character? . Origin: southern slopes of Mt. Kenya, Kenya Score: 85 Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $8.50 . Sample provided by Butiki Teas. Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea [...]

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