Blueberry Streusel oh my! Yep, definitely sweet blueberry confection goin’ on here. Except… I had to add a TON (maybe 1.5 tsp) of agave, and a splash of milk.
This is actually my second time trying this out, and my first was a bust and I wanted to review on a positive note.
The first time, I let it go too long. Maybe six minutes or so, and it was a little too thick/boring for me. This time, I added more sugar, less milk and cut the steep time… and well, that seems to have worked. I’d say overall this is tastier than my Tealish version if only because it has that cakey sortof flavour to it. However, this requires alot more sweetening so I suppose it’s a tradeoff. Good timing because my Tealish package went bad on me! so this will have to replace it. I had meant to tin it, but never got around to finding the right size label and used my superpower of procrastination. (ha!)
Rating: 90 on taste, minus three for the sweetening = 87

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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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