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4.5
I travel a lot (or used to). I used to go to Taiwan 4 times a year and always bought Ten Ren tea while there. IMHO this is the best tea in the world. I'm a little peeved that the cost is so significantly higher buying Ten Ren tea in the US than in Taiwan and really look forward to returning to Taiwan. However, during COVID and subsequent to that my corporate reduction in travel I've been buying this in the US as it really is the best tea you can find.The codes for Ten Ren Tea are, from what I was told in Taiwan:The first number is the quality, with a weird sequence of 1, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5 with 5 the best.The second number I've not yet understood (my Taiwanese is non existent)The third number is the roasting level, 3 is mild (e.g. like Green tea) and 9 is dark (like black tea)The 313 is their mid/high quality, green tea roasting, IMHO it's the sweet spot on pricing and taste.