894 Tasting Notes

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Another sipdown today. This is such a lovely watermelon oolong. Sweet, natural melon flavour that is supported nicely by a green oolong base.

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drank Spring Pouchong by Cornelia Bean
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Sipped this lovely floral oolong down. It’s gone now, but I’d buy it again.

Flavors: Creamy, Floral, Orchid

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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86

I sipped this down grandpa style in my travel mug. My initial feeling was one of regret, since it seemed weak and kind of travel mug flavoured, but the longer it steeped the better it got. Rich cocoa notes came out and this was just delicious, without ever tasting over steeped.

I will have to pick some of this up in the future.

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drank China Breakfast by Rishi Tea
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drank Jin Jun Mei by The Finest Brew
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86

Sipped this down during a visit with a friend. I don’t recall specifics, just that this is delicious, and different from other Yunnan blacks in my cupboard and I should order it sometime.

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drank Dark Horse by Cornelia Bean
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Yesterday I got to meet Lindsay, which was awesome. We had this tea, which is delicious and roasty and I enjoy more every time I have it. Then we went for amazing Ethopian dinner.

It’s so nice to start meeting some of the wonderful people from Steepster. This is one of the nicest online communities I’ve been a part of.

Also resteeping last nights leaves this morning. Mmm mmm mmm.

Flavors: Mineral, Nutty, Roasted

Lindsay

So great to meet you! And thanks again for the tea. :)

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drank Power Chai Matcha by David Rio
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Thank you to Liquid Proust for sending this my way.

I made this in my travel mug yesterday as I was running out the door. The directions on the website seemed a little excessive (3-4 tbsp for 7oz of liquid??), so I went with 3tbsp for about 12oz of hot water, plus a couple of spoons of powdered milk (all out of the fresh stuff.)

It was quite potent at that concentration, and didn’t even fully blend. There was no distinct matcha taste, just lots of nice, spicy chai flavour, predominantly cinnamon.

I will need to try this soon with fresh milk, as I’m not a fan of powdered, and with a bit less mix – maybe as a latte in the blender.

Enjoyable, and I think this will probably go fast.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Clove, Spicy

Preparation
9 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Liquid Proust

Told you its strong! You can now understand how someone who isn’t a fan of black tea wouldn’t like this- even if the spices are very inviting to drink from the smell alone.

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

Location

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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