My last cup of tea of the day as my sense of smell returns.
I really love genmaicha, and this does not disappoint. The smell, both of the dry tea and the liquid is very nice with a hint of astringency, though I may have steeped it for too long. It’s nicely vegetal and grassy with the familiar toastyness of genmaicha. Another great tea from Verdant. :)
I mostly drink straight tea, and some of my favorites are green teas and oolongs. I almost always have some sencha and tieguanyin in my tea cupboard (and if I run out, awesome, an excuse to buy tea). I do like some flavored teas, but can’t stand really sugary stuff so if it’s very sweet I probably won’t like it. I can’t drink milk so all my reviews are of tea without milk and sugar!
I’ve been getting into puerh the last few months.
Outside of Steepster I’m an English Lit major, and will FINALLY be graduating after the Fall 2013 semester. After that I plan on applying for graduate school to obtain a Master’s in Library Science. Currently I work as a student assistant in the Archives and Special Collections department of my school’s library.
I also like reading (of course) and playing video games when I have time for them.
I’m happy to send samples to anyone in the US or Canada. Just ask. :)
San Francisco, CA
Oh man I love genmaicha too! I hope I get a chance to try this before it goes away