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This tea is fantastic. It’s the least fussy green I’ve ever steeped. The green is bright and light, not nutty, ricey, or vegetal. The lemongrass and bergamot both come through beautifully—if you like both lemongrass and Earl Grey, you’ll like this one. Don’t worry about letting this one accidentally cool, it’s delicious at almost any temperature (with perhaps the exception of lukewarm): I accidentally left it sitting too long and dumped it in a glass of ice—lovely. Sweetened or un, it doesn’t matter (by which I mean if you tend to like sweetened tea like I do but are trying to cut down, you’ll be happy with this unsweetened).

I keep trying not to drink it because I have so much older tea I need to get through and I keep ignoring everything and just drinking this. The only thing I don’t like is that each tea bag is individually wrapped in plastic; ugh.

Flavors: Bergamot, Lemongrass

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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2012.10.07: I hear people like to understand other people’s ratings, so here’s a loose guide:

01-29: Dear God, why.
30-49: I’ll finish this cup, I guess, but no more.
50-59: Meh.
60-69: Decent. Maybe I can blend it with something else and make it better.
70-79: Heeey, this is quite good!
80-89: I love it, but I’m not in love with it.
90-100: Permanently resident in my Happy Place.

Update: I have steeped, and it was good. =] Still a tea-ophyte, though.

This is a tea site, so I feel like “well, I’m Indian” should be enough of an introduction. Because, I mean, it’s kind of in my genes, right? But the fact of the matter is that I’m an absolute tea-ophyte.

I’ve just discovered a world beyond Celestial Seasonings. I’ve just discovered “sachets” instead of “normal” tea bags and bought my first loose tea sampler. I don’t get the whole water temperature and steep time thing yet, nor that if I want to get a yixiang tea pot, I’d need one for each type of tea. I have this infuser ball thing, but I haven’t used it yet.

Don’t cringe, but right now I’m still just boiling water and pouring it over a teabag, adding some sugar, and drinking a nice, hot cuppa. I’d like to learn more, I think, and I’d like to train my palate. I figure participating in this community is the best way to do that.

So ya. Hi!

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