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Sipdown!

It was time to let this one go – I sent some out in a swap, then used the remainder for a pot last night. It smelled lovely, and I still enjoyed this tea even though I didn’t add any sugar.

However, I really have to let RiverTea go in my heart. I have 3 more blends left to finish.

Ann

What’s up with RiverTea? This tea sounded very nice so I looked them up—they have a website, but the prices are all $0 and there’s no information about them closing? What’s the story, do you know?

Marzipan

Out of business for a while now.

Ann

Sheesh, and the website still up? That kind of stinks.

TeaNTees

I’ll never let go. Never! ;)

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Ann

What’s up with RiverTea? This tea sounded very nice so I looked them up—they have a website, but the prices are all $0 and there’s no information about them closing? What’s the story, do you know?

Marzipan

Out of business for a while now.

Ann

Sheesh, and the website still up? That kind of stinks.

TeaNTees

I’ll never let go. Never! ;)

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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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