The third tea in my triple taste test from the GCTTB4.

I think this was my favourite of the three black teas today. It had this gorgeous dark fruit smell, like prunes or raisins or banana bread, and that translated into the taste. It had a nice thick tongue-coating gesture as well. I might consider buying some for myself in the future – the problem is there are so many teas from YS that it’s overwhelming to choose!

boychik

Love this one. I find it grape-y and somewhat related to Taiwanese reds

Christina / BooksandTea

Boychik, I’m really curious about ordering from YS. What are some of your favourites? Also, does YS do sample sizes for non-puer teas?

boychik

I think the best option is to try their club. $30/ month, no ship charges. Are you asking me about red / black teas? I mostly drink reds and puerh. Now trying to explore Taiwanese oolongs. They just launched a new site Taiwan Sourcing. I will send you links for my faves ;)

Christina / BooksandTea

I’m interested in red (black), green, and possibly puer. From what I’ve tried of oolongs, I think I prefer roasted over green/floral.

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boychik

Love this one. I find it grape-y and somewhat related to Taiwanese reds

Christina / BooksandTea

Boychik, I’m really curious about ordering from YS. What are some of your favourites? Also, does YS do sample sizes for non-puer teas?

boychik

I think the best option is to try their club. $30/ month, no ship charges. Are you asking me about red / black teas? I mostly drink reds and puerh. Now trying to explore Taiwanese oolongs. They just launched a new site Taiwan Sourcing. I will send you links for my faves ;)

Christina / BooksandTea

I’m interested in red (black), green, and possibly puer. From what I’ve tried of oolongs, I think I prefer roasted over green/floral.

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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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