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Still one of my very most favorite teas! I woke up with a headache, and it’s held on all day. Thought of opening a new tea to try tonight, but decided to go with one I know I like. Sort of like spending time with an old friend that you don’t have to mind your Ps and Qs for.

I got a cup of this as a freebie in the store last time I was up in Winnipeg. I sat out in the mall and sipped it, really enjoying and wishing I would have bought a bit of it. So I ordered 50 grams of it on my last order. I just brewed a cup and I’m disappointed that I don’t like it better. It tastes awfully musty to me. Pu’erh often is musty. I don’t remember it being so musty. In the mall it was warm and cinnamon-y and perfectly lovely. I’m not going to rate it this time. I’m going to brew another cup in a few days and steep it for less time. Hopefully I’ll enjoy it more next time. If not, I may need to find a new home for this.

Ack! I went to the cupboard just now to make a pot of Glitter & Gold and saw I am almost out of it! This is wrong. I am heading up to the Peg on January 30. I’ll add this to my “must buy” list for a stop at David’s.

I like the taste of this tea. It’s mildly sweet, with no harsh after taste or bitterness.

I received a sample packet of this with my last order from David’s. This one really isn’t for me. It has a weird after taste. Since I can’t actually taste, I can’t tell you what it is. But I do not like it. I think I’ll brew up a pot of an old favorite like Glitter & Gold or Cranberry Pear to take the taste out of my mouth.

Mind you, someone who can taste might adore this tea. When you read my tasting notes, you should keep in mind that there may be subtler flavors that round a tea out that I am missing.

This came in my Tea Forte Advent Calendar. I enjoyed it. Since I don’t have a sense of smell, I don’t taste much. My enjoyment of a tea comes from a smooth flavor. I can taste if something is sour or bitter, and for me, those are absolute deal breakers. I didn’t get either of those flavors from this tea. I won’t go out and buy a supply of it to keep on hand, but if it came in a gift I wouldn’t re-gift it either :)

I liked this better than many others. The first steep had a weird aftertaste to me, but my second steep was sweeter and milder. Possibly 3.5 minutes was too long to steep the first one.

I really love how the Advent Calendar pyramids come. Very nice to show off for a friend who doesn’t regularly drink tea.

Very nice! One of the teas I particularly enjoyed from my Tea Forte Advent Calendar. It is a comforting drink after a long day of Christmas shopping. I ordered a Tea Forte Festive Warming Collection for my brother for Christmas and I’m glad to see this one is in it. I hope he’ll enjoy it too.

One of my favorite teas. I think it was this tea. Good Earth has changed things up a few times over the years. I was first introduced to this tea in January of 1998, before I completely lost my sense of smell. I drove from North Dakota to Minneapolis during some horridly bad weather. I arrived 3 hours late, exhausted from white knuckled driving and my hostess made a pot of this tea. I remember the great burst of delicious cinnamon that scented the air. Drinking it was like drinking liquid red hots. I’ve loved it ever since. Even now, when my sense of smell is completely gone, I can remember how lovely it smelled and I still enjoy it.

Another tea from my Advent Calendar. I liked this one. No weird after taste, no bitterness. I drank it while eating cinnamon toast on a cold December day. It was a good experience for me. There was a time when I preferred herbal teas. Now I far prefer black teas.

This is a very decent basic tea, very nice in the morning. Convenient to take with me to work, too, since it comes in individually wrapped bags. One of my tea-loving friends dismisses it as “boring” orange pekoe, but I like it.