This was a free sample from Teavivre. Thank you and sorry for taking so long to write it up.

So, hello, Steepster. Remember me? I stopped coming around over the past few months. I’ve still been drinking tea, but I have not written up any of the notes I made. Time to rectify that problem.

This is a really fresh smelling leaf with a smell of warm hay. The leaves are soft and fuzzy. The liquor is almost clear. There is a fresh sweetness to it that is really lovely, like a cucumber sandwich on a hot summer’s day, or a good melon. The warmth of the hay comes through in the liquor too, with a balanced savoury sweetness that makes the tea both refreshing and moreish. This is a tea that belongs in my cupboard.

Flavors: Creamy, Cucumber, Hot Hay, Melon

Preparation
165 °F / 73 °C 1 min, 0 sec 3 g 250 OZ / 7393 ML
mrmopar

I thought I heard a Viking roar from across the pond! Good to see you!

MzPriss

Berserker Expert yo!

Roughage

Thank you, friends. Yes, I have been neck deep in the blood and gore of my enemies (or just stuck with too much work and not enough time), but my axe is clean once more, my enemies have been crushed beneath my chariot wheels, and their women have finished lamenting. I do indeed know what is best in life! :)

MzPriss

Glad to see you back! I have a sample or two of this – I must get around to trying it

Roughage

I think it’s worth trying. There’s a lot going on with it, and I think it is a good one for when you want something sweeter or lighter. I look forward to seeing what you think of it.

Should I change my nomme de klavier to Conan the Tea-Taster now?

mrmopar

I know Conan, Robert Howard.

TheTeaFairy

Welcome back Dr. Roughage! I’ve been quite absent as well…nice to see you again :-)

(I miss your bear puns)

Roughage

I shall do my best to bear up under the pressure of the need to provide more puns, TeaFairy, but please bear with me and I shall do my best.

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mrmopar

I thought I heard a Viking roar from across the pond! Good to see you!

MzPriss

Berserker Expert yo!

Roughage

Thank you, friends. Yes, I have been neck deep in the blood and gore of my enemies (or just stuck with too much work and not enough time), but my axe is clean once more, my enemies have been crushed beneath my chariot wheels, and their women have finished lamenting. I do indeed know what is best in life! :)

MzPriss

Glad to see you back! I have a sample or two of this – I must get around to trying it

Roughage

I think it’s worth trying. There’s a lot going on with it, and I think it is a good one for when you want something sweeter or lighter. I look forward to seeing what you think of it.

Should I change my nomme de klavier to Conan the Tea-Taster now?

mrmopar

I know Conan, Robert Howard.

TheTeaFairy

Welcome back Dr. Roughage! I’ve been quite absent as well…nice to see you again :-)

(I miss your bear puns)

Roughage

I shall do my best to bear up under the pressure of the need to provide more puns, TeaFairy, but please bear with me and I shall do my best.

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I am a qualified peripatetic berserkerologist peddling berserkjaknowledge at the University of Nottingham.

My favourite teas are Darjeelings, sheng puerhs and Anji Bai Cha. I return to these every time, after whatever flirtation with other teas I have been involved with.

I no longer rate the teas I drink because keeping ratings consistent proved to be rather hard work while not really giving me anything in return.

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