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I’m kind of in a drowsy netherworld right now. I woke up early this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I got up to work on my computer. Now, I feel like I could sleep again, but it’s too late in the day to go back to bed without seriously messing up my sleep cycle.

So, extra caffeinated tea to the rescue! The extremely generous De and aisling of tea gave me a good-sized sample of this to try out, and since I liked the Mango Mate blend from Tea Haus last week, I figured I’d try out a different kind this time.

This is just plain, straight-up mate, and it tastes like it: smoky, grassy, and slightly sweet. However, I think it really does work better for me in blends rather than straight. Once this is done, I’ll probably add some flavoured mates to my collection.

Flavors: Grass

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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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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