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Sencha Special Grade Yamato (TJ16) from Upton Tea Imports
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Tastes like spinach veering into seaweed territory. More seaweed as it cools. It’s not bitter and I think it is of good quality – it’s just not my thing. (I don’t like sushi and don’t like seaweed at all!) I think this is going into the Traveling Teabox!!!!!! I think I may make some Earl Grey to get this taste out of my mouth!

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Angrboda
Angrboda 2010-01-13 14:40:20 -0500

Are we measuring TTB excitement by amount of !s used? You must be pretty excited with those six. :p

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-01-13 14:45:43 -0500

Partially excitement about the teabox, partially how much I would like this tea in a box going somewhere else than my tea cabinet! :) :) :) and partially because I chronically abuse the exclamation point (!!!!!) It’s a good tea, just not at all my preference. If I had a tea that I thought was poor quality, I’d put it in my compost bin and wouldn’t inflict it on anyone!

Angrboda
Angrboda 2010-01-13 14:54:08 -0500

I do hope people aren’t afraid of adding stuff they don’t like to the box. Chances are someone down the line will like it. Otherwise it would just go to waste.

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-01-13 15:13:58 -0500

Oh yes – I just meant that I wasn’t giving away junk :) It’s good stuff… for the seaweed inclined :) :) :)

Angrboda
Angrboda 2010-01-13 15:28:37 -0500

Hee, yeah. After all I added the white cucumber that Ricky sent me. I know there are others who like that (or are curious to try it), so it’s going back across the water again. :)

fcmonroe
fcmonroe 2010-01-13 16:45:49 -0500

So, you didn’t like it?

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-01-13 16:51:16 -0500

:P~ ~
(That is me spitting out the seaweed I mean tea!)

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