Backlog from Christmas

Let it be known that my husband is awesome, because he bought me a whole bunch of eensy little David’s Tea samples for Christmas! This was one of them, and it was the very first flavour I tried from the set.

It was so alluring, in fact, that my mother in law, who DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A KETTLE, wanted to try some. (My in-laws are not tea drinkers except for my sister in-law, who married a British guy. Anyways.)

This tea definitely lives up to the name: I get the cardamom, and I get the egginess of french toast. I’ve got a Kickstarter reward from 52Teas coming in January that contains the reblend of Coconut French Toast with Cardamom Maple Syrup, and I’m really curious about how these two flavours will compare side-by-side.

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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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http://www.booksandtea.ca

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