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drank Mango Lassi by DAVIDsTEA
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It’s been a while since I’ve had this tea, but I remember really liking it. I like actual mango lassi, and all the ingredients in this should be delicious.

The dry leaf smells like mango and chamomile, with a hint of coolness that makes me think mint. I’m actually not a fan of the smell of dried chamomile. Something about it makes me think of cat pee on flowers. So, I’m not digging the fragrance of this, but that is entirely due to the chamomile, and in the moments where I can get away from that association, it’s actually okay.

Steeped, the smell is much better. Lots of chamomile still, but mellowed enough to not be offensive. I’m getting some slight sourness that I’m not a huge fan of, but there’s chamomile, mango and creaminess, which is pretty much everything I was looking for in this. Kind of thick ad very relaxing.

Flavors: Creamy, Floral, Mango

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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sweetea
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I wish this one wasn’t so tart. On the whole I love it, but there are some gripes.

albertocanfly
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“cat pee on flowers” hahaha…oh man:P

Starfevre
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I really really hope that I can forget that sentence before I have chamomile next.

Anlina
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Sorry! I hope I haven’t ruined chamomile for anyone.

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sweetea
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I wish this one wasn’t so tart. On the whole I love it, but there are some gripes.

albertocanfly
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“cat pee on flowers” hahaha…oh man:P

Starfevre
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I really really hope that I can forget that sentence before I have chamomile next.

Anlina
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Sorry! I hope I haven’t ruined chamomile for anyone.

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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