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I grabbed this from a friend’s tea stash, because it sounded interesting and smelled really nice – almost like Irish Cream.

Then I came to log it on Steepster and saw what a low rating it has. And I understand why.

I couldn’t finish this cup. I couldn’t even choke down more than a few sips of it. It was creamy, fruity, earthy and extremely fishy. I felt like I was drinking a fish stick and dirt latte.

Nope nope nope. This is the worst cup of tea I’ve ever had.

I will see if my friend wants this one back, and if not, maybe pass it on to someone else to try? Surely this tea is to someone’s taste – after all, it did make it to market. But it is definitely not for me.

Flavors: Creamy, Earth, Fishy, Fruity, Irish Cream, Tropical

Preparation

205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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K S
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Fish stick and dirt latte… still laughing. Try adding some chocolate mint. Or store it away a couple years.

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K S
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Fish stick and dirt latte… still laughing. Try adding some chocolate mint. Or store it away a couple years.

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

Location

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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