75

I brewed this one up last night for my evening tea treat. I liked it even better this time, so am raising my rating to 75. I believe this is one of those teas that requires a sense of smell to enjoy fully. My sense of smell is iffy at best even with the Prednisone, but last night it seemed to be more clear than before. This morning it’s all but gone again of course. All of you who can smell, rejoice when you’re cleaning out the cat box. I WISH I could smell that!

Anyway, this time I used 3 teaspoons of tea and steeped it for about 4 minutes, and then I could smell hints of the cinnamon and spices. That made a big difference in my enjoyment. It’s still a bit too artificially sweet, but the spice cuts through that enough to mellow it. I still won’t buy more of this, but I’ll enjoy what I have.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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I love cats. I love alone time. I love sitting indoors on a cold winter night with a book or my knitting while drinking tea. I don’t have a sense of smell, so many of the more subtle flavors of tea escape me. Two of the things I CAN taste are bitter and sour, so any tea that has even a slightly bitter taste is nasty for me. And what others might perceive as pleasant tartness may be horribly sour for me.

I’m also a writer. I love writing, and a mug of hot tea helps me get through the hours sitting in front of the computer. Although I’m a comparatively new tea drinker, I’m jumping in feet first. Feel free to recommend any teas you think I might enjoy.

100-91 – Wowza! I want to keep this tea in the cupboard all the time.
75-90 – Very nice. It would be good to have this tea on hand from time to time.
60-74 – OK. Wouldn’t keep it in the cupboard, but I would drink it again.
45-59 – If a friend served this I would drink it to be polite, but it’s not really my cuppa.
Lower than 45 – Blech. It was too sour or bitter for my taste. Would not drink it again.

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