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Nik drank Baltimore Clipper by Eastern Shore Tea Company

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Day 5 of this company’s advent calendar. So far, they’re doing a great job of making their blends’ fragrance and flavour match their ingredients. This is a straightforward blend of black and green teas. I’ve never had a black-green blend before, and didn’t know what to expect. I also had no idea how to steep the thing, since the temp for black tea is so different from the temp for green tea. I should’ve looked it up, but my laziness cannot be overstated. I just split the difference and winged it.

A great blend. I could smell both the black and green teas, and the combination was so complementary! Really smooth and just wonderful.

Preparation

195 °F / 90 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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2012.10.07: I hear people like to understand other people’s ratings, so here’s a loose guide:

01-29: Dear God, why.
30-49: I’ll finish this cup, I guess, but no more.
50-59: Meh.
60-69: Decent. Maybe I can blend it with something else and make it better.
70-79: Heeey, this is quite good!
80-89: I love it, but I’m not in love with it.
90-100: Permanently resident in my Happy Place.

Update: I have steeped, and it was good. =] Still a tea-ophyte, though.

This is a tea site, so I feel like “well, I’m Indian” should be enough of an introduction. Because, I mean, it’s kind of in my genes, right? But the fact of the matter is that I’m an absolute tea-ophyte.

I’ve just discovered a world beyond Celestial Seasonings. I’ve just discovered “sachets” instead of “normal” tea bags and bought my first loose tea sampler. I don’t get the whole water temperature and steep time thing yet, nor that if I want to get a yixiang tea pot, I’d need one for each type of tea. I have this infuser ball thing, but I haven’t used it yet.

Don’t cringe, but right now I’m still just boiling water and pouring it over a teabag, adding some sugar, and drinking a nice, hot cuppa. I’d like to learn more, I think, and I’d like to train my palate. I figure participating in this community is the best way to do that.

So ya. Hi!

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