Reviews Posted by Allen Manning - Tea Student

Products	Rating	Read	Date Added
[Limited] Competition Grade Gyokuro Pinnacle (30g/1.06oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	1628	02/03/2020
This tea shined when I brewed with my favorite parameters for Gyokuro: Leaf/Water Ratio: 6g per 100ml Steep 1: room-temp for 14 minutes Steep 2: 60c for 90 seconds Steep 3+: add 5 degrees each steep for 90 seconds I enjoyed 4 steeps, and let me tell you this te...(more)
Gyokuro Pinnacle (40g/1.41oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	3136	01/19/2020
This Gyokuro survived 4 full steeps with my favorite parameters: Leaf/Water Ratio: 6g per 100ml Steep 1: room-temp for 14 minutes Steep 2: 60c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 65c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 70c for 90 seconds I say this tea was quite delicious. Thick and ...(more)
Gyokuro Super Premium (40g/1.41oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	3860	12/23/2019
I say this tea was very balanced, approachable, and survived 4 steeps with my favorite brewing parameters: Leaf/Water Ratio: 6g per 100ml Steep 1: room-temp for 14 minutes Steep 2: 60c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 65c for 90 seconds Steep 4: 70c for 90 seconds Noth...(more)
Organic Gyokuro (100g/3.53oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	4120	12/23/2019
This Gyokuro survived 4 full steeps with my favorite parameters: Leaf/Water Ratio: 6g per 100ml Steep 1: room-temp for 14 minutes Steep 2: 60c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 65c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 70c for 90 seconds My main complaint is the distractingly dry fin...(more)
Gyokuro Premium (100g/3.53oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	3872	12/23/2019
This Gyokuro was well-balanced, approachable, and survived 3 steeps as advertised. My favorite parameters for brewing Gyokuro are: Leaf/Water Ratio: 6g per 100ml Steep 1: room-temp for 14 minutes Steep 2: 60c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 65c for 90 seconds I pushed ...(more)
Gyokuro Superior (200g/7.05oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	4384	12/23/2019
This tea was very pleasant, approachable, and survived my favorite way of brewing Gyokuro: Leaf/Water Ratio: 6g per 100ml Steep 1: room-temp water for 14 minutes Steep 2: 60c for 90 seconds Steep 3: 65c for 90 seconds I pushed it for a 4th steep which resulted ...(more)

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