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This was one of the free samples on offer today at David’s Tea, so I had a sip. And oh boy, I did not like it.

It smelled like cough syrup. It TASTED like cough syrup. I do not want to drink a shotglass of warm cough syrup.

After I finished, there was a long aftertaste of blueberries. That wasn’t so unpleasant. But I’m glad I didn’t actually have to pay for the sips I took.

darby

:( and the name sounds so cool!

Indigobloom

Did you try the grape expectations one? that was odd

Christina / BooksandTea

I haven’t tried grape expectations, but colour me intrigued. Apparently, it does taste like Concord grape….but I was sure that since it used grape as a flavouring that it would taste like raisins – which to me is a flavour better suited for black tea.

Indigobloom

I know what you mean. It seemed to suit the green base, but I also had trouble tasting the base.

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darby

:( and the name sounds so cool!

Indigobloom

Did you try the grape expectations one? that was odd

Christina / BooksandTea

I haven’t tried grape expectations, but colour me intrigued. Apparently, it does taste like Concord grape….but I was sure that since it used grape as a flavouring that it would taste like raisins – which to me is a flavour better suited for black tea.

Indigobloom

I know what you mean. It seemed to suit the green base, but I also had trouble tasting the base.

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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