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Lala drank Ceylon Gold by Tea Forte

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Brewed this one up iced as per recommendations. 24 oz boiling water for 5 minutes, then chilled. I added 2 tsp white sugar.

The dry tea sachet smelled sweet but spicey, a strong Ceylon. The iced tea was quite strong, there was definitely some astringency but it was mild. It may have been better steeped for a but less time. The tea tastes bold, slightly earthy, there is a light spicey flavour, more pepper spicey. The sugar sweetens it up to make a delicious iced tea.

Will be trying to re-steep.

Edit: Re-steeped this using 24 oz boiling water for 4 minutes. Didn’t turn out terribly good. It is still drinkable. The tea is very light, not really strong enough to be enjoyable. It is much sweeter than the first steep.

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I am a lifetime tea lover.

I did foray into the world of coffee for a period of time, but I returned to my true love. I still, however, enjoy a good cup of java.

My all time favorite tea is Earl Grey, which I drink every morning, the stronger the bergamot the better. I definitely prefer natural oil of bergamot to artificial flavouring.

I mostly like black and dark oolong teas. My current favs are Fujian blacks, Keemun and Assams, and Wuyi oolongs. I gravitate towards anything with lychee in it. I also drink a lot of herbal blends but am wary of hibiscus. I do not favour mate, or pu’erh tea, although I have found a few blends that I like. (I so badly want to like straight pu’erh tea but it all tastes gross to me. I keep trying though). Rooibos, green and white teas fall somewhere in the middle. I find myself gravitating towards heavily roasted oolongs and teas from Paris/France based companies.

I love iced teas and cold brews.

My current tea goal is to make the perfect cup of chai from scratch – almost there…I think.

I am in love with the whole experience of tea.