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Memily drank Watermelon Xylophone by Butiki Teas

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First try of this one! Can’t remember exactly who’s to blame for me adding this to my order, but feel free to own up.

It’s funny checking out other reviews, so many people are specifically noting that they prefer Cantaloupe & Cream to this. How did I miss that constant reference when working out my first order? Oh well.

I followed instructions and added a bit of sugar (after having a straight sip) and I have to admit, I prefer it straight. Unless “a bit” of sugar should be literally a pinch? Because I added more like 1/2tsp and blech, too sickly candy sweet for these tastebuds.

Still, the straight sip I had was divine and I will be heading back in soon. Also wanting to try a cold brew of this. Yes… yes.

Trust me to get into cold brewing as the temperatures plunge toward the heart of winter.

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Translating my ratings, at a glance:

100 — CRITICAL OBSESSION LEVEL REACHED; CAN YOU MARRY TEA!?
95 — this must always be in my pantry. forever.
90 — excellent! you need to try this tea!
85 — very good! you should try this tea!
80-70 — I enjoyed this and will happily drink it again.
65-50 — Fine. Unremarkable.
45-35 — this wasn’t the worst drink ever but I was disappointed; it didn’t live up to my expectations at all.
30-0 — I didn’t enjoy this tea and that makes me sad.

MY TEASTORY:

Grandad got me started young, white (a LOT of white) Irish breakfast with two.

I never strayed far from that until the world of T2 Tea came to Brisbane some years ago, and now I don’t know what I’d do without a pantry full of tea options.

These days I prefer to drink my teas straight without sweetener (though I appreciate some black variations shine better with milk and/or a dash of honey/sugar). I also love a speedy iced tea (hot brewed then poured over ice), and my latest obsession is cold brewing (which doesn’t make a lot of sense, as Australia is headed into winter and I live in the coldest corner of the country, but oh well).

I’d love to make a bunch of tea friends on here, especially those who can talk Aussie teas with me. I’ve recently come back from a jaunt to North America and it was a real hoot to hit up DAVIDsTEA after reading so many reviews! I wish I’d had the chance to get to more stores… but I’m happy with what I got back past customs. See those teas and my local jams in my reviews.

I LOVE:
+ black teas
+ white teas
+ oolongs
+ flavoured versions of all three of the above
+ herbal infusions and fruit tisanes

NOT A FAN:
+ most green teas
+ LICORICE ROOT (my sworn enemy) and aniseed flavours