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drank An Hua Hei Cha by Tao Tea Leaf
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I normally try to drink some tea before I go to work in the morning, and I had this one this morning. Bad idea.

Looking over Scribbles’s previous note and comments, it appears that a rinse is in order. However, I just brewed this western style in a mug because I seriously don’t have time in the morning for gaiwan brewing. Dark, earthy, musty, with a note of camphor/menthol.

I’m sure it’s not a bad tea if you steep it under the right conditions. Those conditions, alas, are in short supply on a Monday morning when I need to leave the house at 7:20 to catch my train. I didn’t finish the mug and poured the remainder down the sink.
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Indigobloom
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Ouch, poor you! I wonder what’d happen if you added a dash of sugar

Christina / BooksandTea
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I’m not sure, but I doubt I’d want to revisit this tea again. Luckily, if I change my mind, the office I’m working at is not very far from Tao.

Indigobloom
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Nice! I really need to grab some more stuff from him. There are a few he has I’ve yet to tru

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Indigobloom
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Ouch, poor you! I wonder what’d happen if you added a dash of sugar

Christina / BooksandTea
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I’m not sure, but I doubt I’d want to revisit this tea again. Luckily, if I change my mind, the office I’m working at is not very far from Tao.

Indigobloom
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Nice! I really need to grab some more stuff from him. There are a few he has I’ve yet to tru

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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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