Simpson & Vail advent day 2
This tea is… hm.
Hay & hibiscus, with the slightest sweetness. I want to like it; usually a green rooibos is a better fit for me than red and hibiscus is a favorite. But it’s mostly giving me wet, tart hay. I couldn’t finish it.
The monkeys paw to my wish that this would not be a black tea! (And yet, I’m still glad it was here, since it’s exciting to try something so different).
Mom of 2, adjunct, and general homebody in California.
Great at buying tea, okay at drinking tea, awful at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.
My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!
90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.
Green rooibos isn’t my favorite either when you can taste it this distinctly.