Should You Rinse Tea? 

I tend to rinse to get rid of some of the caffeine. I also like to hydrate the leaves a bit before brewing. Only good for teas you already get a bunch of brews out of, definitely don't do it with green tea.

Thanks for confirming what I've slowly come to realize over my five years of gongfu tea brewing. I give the dry leaves of aged and fermented teas a sniff and, if I get a rancid smell, I rinse. I want *all* that I paid for! Do you think aged and fermented teas should be rinsed even if the dry leaves smell good?

I only rinse cake type teas.

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I buy premium teas from Taiwan. Rinsing would be a waste.