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So I got into tea a couple of weeks ago thanks to one of my friends and I bought a few different types of tea to try and learn what I like and don't like. However, I would like to greatly speed up the process of trying all the different "styles" of tea (not really sure what term to use), so are there any "standard" teas I should try? That is to say, can I get recommendations for tea that exemplify a certain type of tea so I can see if I would like that kind in general? So far, I've tried a darjeeling, an oolong, and a green tea. I love the darjeeling, don't really like or hate the oolong, and find myself disliking the green tea, but mainly because I get a lot of "sediment" (once again, not sure what term to use here) when the more fine particles get through the strainer. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth for some reason. I would really like a different darjeeling to try along with some different styles I haven't tried yet experienced, so any sort of direction would be appreciated 
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Hummingbirds posted:You might like a yunnan gold or Adagio's golden monkey; to me they have a similar character to Darjeeling although the flavor is not as delicate. I'll definitely give the golden monkey a shot, it sounds amazing from the description alone! As for the green tea, I just followed the directions that came on the package, which were 180 degrees for 3 minutes. However, this does bring me to another question. Should I heat the water to a few degrees above what is recommended so that it while I'm transferring the water into my thermos it will stay closer to the 180 degrees I want while it's steeping?
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Mar 3, 2012 07:00
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pork never goes bad posted:Awesome information and recommendations for Indian teas
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Mar 4, 2012 09:50
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In the afternoon, I usually just drop a couple of ice cubes into my glass of room temp. tea that I left out from brewing earlier in the day. Instant iced tea
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Jan 25, 2013 04:23
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^^^ That sounds amazingKoaxke posted:So based on someone a few pages ago talking about how lapsang shouchong smelled and tasted like a campfire, I decided to give it a shot. I went over to Upton and ordered a small package of it and it arrived today. When I first opened it, it smelled overwhelmingly of a campfire/BBQ. So much so in fact that I initially thought that I wasn't going to like it. However, after making a cup of it, I fell in love! Don't remember if it was me or not, but I pretty much had the exact same reaction when I got a tin a couple of months back
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Feb 4, 2013 15:38
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Paramemetic posted:I love lapsang souchong. As a former whisky drinker, it really does give me the smoke and fire I miss from peated Scotches. It lacks a bit of mouthfeel, but that's alright. I have a roommate who is huge into Scotch and he doesn't like the lapsang. 
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