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I. love. this. tea.
Loooove it! A new favourite folks! Possible even more than my precious Dragonwell. Who’da thunk it…
It’s quite possibly the most unique, complex green tea that I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting.
Sweet like spun sugar, mildly vegetal like snow peas, and a hint of bitter like arugula on the finish. Beautiful.
Mind you, that was just the first steep. I wonder what more is to come?
Oh and I entirely forgot that it was green when I made a big mug yesterday… with boiling water. Guess what, it held up pretty decently! in fact, there was absolutely no bitterness. That part came out when I brewed it with cooler water. Of course, there was no sweetness there either. In fact, it was more malty than anything else. Beats me how that works but I’m not one to complain!

Sil

nice!

Bonnie

I’m drinking precious right now!

Indigobloom

Hehehe I’m giddy. Perfect snow day! :D

Indigobloom

Dragonwell, from Verdant?? Mmmmm

Bonnie

Yup hahaha!

Indigobloom

We’re tea twins! :P

Bear With Me

this sounds amazing!

Bonnie

Yes I-bloom, you and I even look exactly alike! I’m sure that I don’t look 65!!!! Hahahahaha! (At least I don’t ACT it!)

Indigobloom

Shaynebear, it serious is. I am SO glad I picked it out :P

Bonnie, LOL We are sisters from another mother ;)

Kittenna

I should have nabbed a sample! :P

Indigobloom

Next time we meet up, I’ll save some for you!! and if we ever make another S&V order… I neeeeeed 100g lol

Sil

there is no IF on the S&V order. I have about 70$ worth that i want to try and counting…

Indigobloom

Sweet!
Man you people are making it impossible to drink down my stash :P
(she said as she perused the s&v website…)

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Sil

nice!

Bonnie

I’m drinking precious right now!

Indigobloom

Hehehe I’m giddy. Perfect snow day! :D

Indigobloom

Dragonwell, from Verdant?? Mmmmm

Bonnie

Yup hahaha!

Indigobloom

We’re tea twins! :P

Bear With Me

this sounds amazing!

Bonnie

Yes I-bloom, you and I even look exactly alike! I’m sure that I don’t look 65!!!! Hahahahaha! (At least I don’t ACT it!)

Indigobloom

Shaynebear, it serious is. I am SO glad I picked it out :P

Bonnie, LOL We are sisters from another mother ;)

Kittenna

I should have nabbed a sample! :P

Indigobloom

Next time we meet up, I’ll save some for you!! and if we ever make another S&V order… I neeeeeed 100g lol

Sil

there is no IF on the S&V order. I have about 70$ worth that i want to try and counting…

Indigobloom

Sweet!
Man you people are making it impossible to drink down my stash :P
(she said as she perused the s&v website…)

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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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