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(Catching up on old tastings…)

So, I just went a little crazy online today and bought a bunch more tea. Yea, I might be addicted, considering I still have a ton of unopened ones still here. But the deals were right and the names sounded oh so tasty that I couldn’t resist.

Anyway, because I have a whole wackload of new tea on the way, I thought it might be a good idea to try and finish some that I have already started. The one that’s currently closest to being finished is the Maple Dream, so that’s what I chose even though it’s also the last flavour of loose leaf tea I drank.

Didn’t deviate from my previously-discovered preferred taste profile—Used 0.75 tsp of tea for 12 oz water, instead of the recommended 1.5 tsp per 8 oz. Steeped 2.5 minutes at boiling, then just added sugar to taste.

Nothing too remarkable to say, I’ve drank this tea several times now.

Updated cup count (12 oz) from 8g sampler size: 5 (+ 6 re-steeps). I measured the remaining tea in the sample bag and there was only about 0.5 tsp left after my 5th cup, so not enough for another full tea. I ended up just adding 0.25 tsp into each re-steep to liven up the flavour. It definitely helped and I wasn’t just drinking tinted water by the third re-steeped cup. It tasted like every cup was a fresh one. Also, the last of the tea packet had some powder with it and I was a bit worried that it might all fall through the infuser basket. Some did, but it wasn’t bad.

Final verdict: I really enjoyed this one, I’d definitely buy it again if it’s still for sale the next time I buy from this company. And I couldn’t really beat the price, 5 cups not counting the re-steeps for just $1 (plus shipping). If my completely non-scientific math is correct, there was about 4.25 tsp total in the package in case you were wondering how many teas this sampler might make for you. The suggested amount is 2-3 cups.