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Sipdown!

I finally used my last bit of leaf to make a pot of this. And I’ve finally accepted that this tea does not resteep well, so once this pot is gone, that’s it.

It’s sweet and cinammon-y, but I think my tastes are maturing, so I won’t restock on this. The question is, should I still try to keep some sort of mate blend around for days when I need a caffeine hit?

Daddyselephant

Oh yes. Mates are a definite must in my cupboard. We have a few you need to try, I think, we’ll bring them tomorrow!

Christina / BooksandTea

Didn’t De tell you I thought you two were going to be dangerous to be around? ;-)

Daddyselephant

XD Oh, we are. Very, very dangerous.

Daddyselephant

Oh! Have you tried matcha? We have tons of matcha…

Christina / BooksandTea

I haven’t had it straight, but have had it mixed in with smoothies. Interested in trying it, but that’s just another huge, dangerous rabbit hole.

Daddyselephant

Seriously, we have, like, 40 matchas. You should pick out a few and we’ll bring those too.

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Daddyselephant

Oh yes. Mates are a definite must in my cupboard. We have a few you need to try, I think, we’ll bring them tomorrow!

Christina / BooksandTea

Didn’t De tell you I thought you two were going to be dangerous to be around? ;-)

Daddyselephant

XD Oh, we are. Very, very dangerous.

Daddyselephant

Oh! Have you tried matcha? We have tons of matcha…

Christina / BooksandTea

I haven’t had it straight, but have had it mixed in with smoothies. Interested in trying it, but that’s just another huge, dangerous rabbit hole.

Daddyselephant

Seriously, we have, like, 40 matchas. You should pick out a few and we’ll bring those too.

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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