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I bought this tea on etsy-the packaging is quite lovely and they gave me a free sample of another tea to try :). Shipping was crazy though so if I ever order from this company again I will order a larger amount of tea because it isn’t worth it to buy $5 of tea and spend $10 on shipping :/ (this isn’t their fault by any means- they are based out of California and I live in Northwestern Ontario).

When I first opened the bag and smelled the leaves all I could think is “This smells exactly like Angels on Bare Skin (my facial cleanser I buy from Lush Cosmetics)”. Not exactly the association you want to make with something you’ll be drinking. The taste is quite floral and light, but all I can think when I’m drinking this tea is “This is probably what my facial cleanser tastes like.” I’m not sure about this tea. I think I’m going to try mixing it with chamomile or white tea because I’m thinking lavender should be an accent in tea, not a dominant flavour that remind me of candles and cleansers…

UPDATE: I tried combining a little bit of this tea with plain white tea, and it was better, but I still do not care for it. I am giving the rest of this tea to a friend of mine.

Flavors: Floral, Lavender

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 2 tsp 14 OZ / 400 ML

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I used to drink coffee, but it started to hurt my stomach so I switched to tea. A friend of mine introduced me to DAVID’s TEA and I couldn’t stop after that! I’ve now been expanding my scope beyond DAVIDs away from “candy-like teas” into more natural teas or flavourings. Current favourite stores include International House of Tea (iHOT) and Verdant Tea.

When it comes to tea ratings, I usually only ever rate them once. I know a lot of people on steepster do many tasting notes for the same teas depending on their mood, but I prefer to rate once and if my opinion changes, I will delete the old note and rate again. How I rate teas goes as following:

1-49: Teas I won’t buy again. Either the taste is disgusting to me, or it’s too bland, etc. I’m most likely not even going to finish the tin/bag.

50-59: Teas I wouldn’t buy again; I have to force myself to drink the whole cup to not waste it.

60-69: I’ll finish the cup and even the bag/tin, but I wouldn’t buy these teas again. Teas of this rating are “lacking something”.

70-79:Teas that are pretty good and ones I might buy again. Usually these teas are ones I have to be “in the mood for” and drink occasionally.

80-89: Great teas! Ones I will drink several times a week and often have in my stash :).

90-100: Favourite must-have teas!

My favourite types of tea are green tea and different types of “natural” herbal tea (different herbs, natural flavourings, etc). I cannot drink black or oolong teas due a sensitive stomach. I don’t really go for white tea due to its cost and the fact that it has just a little caffeine (if I want caffeine I’ll just go for a green tea and if I don’t I’ll go for a herbal-no sense on just having a little caffeine). I also like to do iced teas in the summer time, and then I’ll gravitate towards herbal fruit blends that are bagged to cut costs and convenience (it’s easier to throw out bags than clean a filter). Flavours I don’t care for include anything too tart, bitter, artificial, overly spicy or overly sweet.
Also, when I have time (usually when I’m not working much) I like to make tea lattes out of different rooibos blends.

My everyday green tea is Gunpowder since it is strong and not sensitive to temperatures or steeping time which is something I cannot be bothered with when I’m getting ready for work. Other greens I enjoy are dragonwell, sencha, and different Chinese greens. I’m not the biggest fan of yunnan greens since they are so finicky (although I do like gyokuro)

On a day to day basis I usually have 2-3 cups of green tea and several more cups of different herbal blends.

Besides tea I also work at a couple libraries (I am finishing my library tech diploma),am in my early 20s and got married in Oct 2014.

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Northwestern Ontario

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