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The first time I had this tea to go, it was absolute bliss in a cup. The second time, I bought the tea myself and packed it in a thermos. That turned out awful, because the thermos wasn’t rinsed out enough, so it tasted (and foamed) of soap!

Would the third time tonight be the charm?

…I’m not sure. The smell of peach was there, but I didn’t have any hibiscus blossom in the dry leaf this time. Without the sweet/tart taste of the hibiscus, it tasted and smelled too strongly of jasmine. Soapy, in fact.

Of course, now that I have this tea in my cupboard, I can play around with it. Next time let’s see how it tastes with a tiny bit of agave nectar added in…

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 15 sec 2 tsp 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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