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KittyLovesTea drank Covent Garden by Tea Palace

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This tea was a gift from my husband for Christmas after our visit to Covent Garden a few months ago. Such wonderful memories :)

I added a splash of milk as this is my first cup of tea for the day. With my severe hang over yesterday I need easy drinking this morning.

The tea is very nice, it tastes of fresh peppermint but more natural flower than sweet and artificial but with a malty and rich Yunnan base that has been toned down slightly by the milk. The mint is not overly strong as you would expect but it’s still a little refreshing without going overboard and being dominant.

The balance is perfect, I already have enough strong peppermint tea’s (especially since Christmas has just passed) so I’m thankful to have a weaker mint tea. Plus it’s Yunnan which is one of my favourite’s and I believe this is the first time I have tried Yunnan and mint together.

The tea is minty, naturally sweet, malty, rich and fresh. It brings back my wonderful time in Covent Garden with my husband, watching the opera singers while we sipped on Earl Grey, shopping in Tea Palace before we watched a street comics 30 minute show….such a nice day. :)

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I’m 34 years old from Leicester, England named Kayleigh.

I started off many years ago drinking herbal and fruit teas which over time peaked my interest in trying new types. Eventually I began to import and sample many different teas and cultures which I still do today. My life goal is to try as many teas and ways of having tea as possible.

Tea wise my cravings change constantly from pu erh one month to jasmine green to the next and so on.

I also enjoy watching Japanese Anime and horror films.

I am always up for tea swaps so if you see anything in my virtual cupboard then please contact me.

A short list to help swapping with me easier though honestly I am not fussy and am willing to try anything. Plus the notes below are usually, sometimes I love a tea that has an ingredient I tend to dislike and other times I hate a tea that I thought I would love.

Likes: Any fruit but especially melon and orange, vanilla, all tea types (black, green, white etc), nuts (any), flowers, ginger, chai.

Dislikes: Licorice, aniseed, clove, eucalyptus, lavender.

My rating system
I have my own way of rating teas that makes each one personal. I have different categories, I rate each tea depending on what it is made of. For example: I rate green teas in a different way to black teas or herbal teas. So black, white, green, Pu Erh, Rooibos, Oolong, blends and tisanes all have their own rating system. That way I can compare them with other teas of the same or similar type before for an adequate rating. And when I do give top marks which is very rare I am actually saying that I would love to drink that tea all day, every day if possible. It’s a tea that I would never turn down or not be in the mood for. So while I agree that no tea is 100% perfect (as nothing is) I am saying that it’s as close as it comes to it. After all, in my book the perfect teas (or close to perfect anyway) are ones that I could drink all the time. That is why you will find a high quality black or Oolong will not have as high a score as a cheap flavoured blend, they are simply not being compared in the same category.

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