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drank White Rhino by The Tea Emporium
1759 tasting notes

Holy BITTER!! wow. The first batch I made was so incredibly awful that I had to pour it down the drain. Ewwwww.
A bunch of agave did nothing to balance it out. In fact, it seemed to bring out more bitter. The second batch, I made at a much lower temperature and used less powder. This seemed to make it a hair more palatable. Still, at this point I was ready to toss the whole tin. I had hoped that making it with my new bamboo whisk might turn this around, but no such luck :(
Anyhow, I tried it with some milk and it totally changed the matcha’s ‘tude!! Mum hated it, but all of a sudden I found it was so much more mellow and matcha like. I really like the white aspect of the tea. So mild and creamy. Soon, I’ll try this as a latte. For now… well I’m energized, so I’m off to clean the house… whistles wizard of oz tune

Bonnie

I love your persistence…the tea naughties were not going to get you down! And I am with you on the old saying (who is thie “OLD” person anyway?) that if it’s not good straight up…add milk…and if that doesn’t do it…add sweetening…and if that is rot…toss it out and give it a zero on steepster sister! Follow your yellow brick road Indigoblooming bloom!

Indigobloom

It’s young at heart that counts Bonnie!
and YES… if milk and shuga’ do nothing… well it may indeed be a lost cause. I was also kinda hoping someone might give me a pointer here… maybe there is something I’m doing wrong!

Daddyselephant

Well, if you decide to get rid of it, you know my number ;) I have three matchas on their way to me and I have a tin from DT, I think I’m addicted!

Indigobloom

lol I hear you on that Aisling! White matcha is just about the only one I can have… Green wires me up like a dancing lit up xmas tree :P
I’ll bring a sample for you next time!!

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Bonnie

I love your persistence…the tea naughties were not going to get you down! And I am with you on the old saying (who is thie “OLD” person anyway?) that if it’s not good straight up…add milk…and if that doesn’t do it…add sweetening…and if that is rot…toss it out and give it a zero on steepster sister! Follow your yellow brick road Indigoblooming bloom!

Indigobloom

It’s young at heart that counts Bonnie!
and YES… if milk and shuga’ do nothing… well it may indeed be a lost cause. I was also kinda hoping someone might give me a pointer here… maybe there is something I’m doing wrong!

Daddyselephant

Well, if you decide to get rid of it, you know my number ;) I have three matchas on their way to me and I have a tin from DT, I think I’m addicted!

Indigobloom

lol I hear you on that Aisling! White matcha is just about the only one I can have… Green wires me up like a dancing lit up xmas tree :P
I’ll bring a sample for you next time!!

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Let’s see… I’m a tea and workout fanatic, I work in HR, and most of my friends consider me to be an egg. White on the outside, Asian on the inside :)
-from philosophy to food, I love it all
Otherwise, what you see is what you get! I can be very straightforward and yet shy.

Also, I’ve started taking tea sommelier classes and it is an absolute blast! Well, so far I’ve only finished the first out of eight courses, but I am really looking forward to the next one.

Anyhow, if your curious as to how I rate things, this is how I work…

0-25
Like eating dirt, or some other unsanitary indelicacy that mentioning in my profile here would likely get me banned.
I don’t think I’ve found cause to banish a tea to the wasteland yet though so who knows what it’d inspire ;P

25-50
You know that expression “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”? I imagine drinking that water would be terrible enough to warrant this rating!
I’d never make my enemy drink this, but perhaps I’d throw it at them. Good thing I don’t have any enemies!

50-70
This is “tea”?? I tried finishing the cup… but my body rejected it. There may be others who enjoy this tea, but it’s beyond me!

70-80
I tried liking it, and I can almost get there! I certainly don’t hate it, but something is holding me back. Allergies? Men in white suits? who knows… certainly not me!

80-90
Lovely tea! Not my all time fave but close. I likely wouldn’t repurchase, but may decide to based on many factors: price, accessibility, whether it fills a “tea gap”, medicinal applications, and how often I crave it.
Every once in awhile I find the sweet spot that bumps these up to 90+. Those are the days I need to buy a lotto ticket!

90-95
Sweet Camellia! this is realllly good tea! Don’t talk to me until I’ve finished my cup…

95-100
Tea of the gods. I would do anything to get my hands on more of this liquid gold!

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