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I’ve been eyeing this tea for a while after De and aisling of tea gave me a sample, and I decided to try it this morning.

The leaves were quite fluffy so I don’t know how many teaspoons I used, but I think it had to be at least 4. The first sip when the tea was hot was a pretty neutral flavour – I could taste the green and some of the white. But as the tea cools down, the mint really comes out to play.

This isn’t an intensely minty tea, but it does have a nice sharpness to it that is accentuated by the citrus. The citrus itself is extremely light (I think I only found one piece of orange peel in my leaves), but everything plays together like good little children. I don’t know if I’ll have time to resteep this before I head out though.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 0 sec 16 OZ / 473 ML

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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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