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Aaaah, beautiful Taiwanese teas, I l-o-v-e them!

The leaves look like long dark spider legs…not hairy, no worries, just very long.

It’s rich and malty. There’s no chocolate here, it’s all fruits.

Figs and dates, not just “notes” but a true taste, easily identifiable. The presence of honey is to be found, it’s a sweet cup.

It’s a little earthy, with a light astringent finish.

This is always in my cupboard, and now that I’m reorganizing all my tea stash with colour coordinated tins, it’s so easy to find! With this new set up, it will be so much easier to find and have ALL of my teas, instead of always reaching for the same ones…

Flavors: Dates, Fig, Honey, Malt

Cameron B.

This sounds amazing, I love figs and dates and dark dried fruits in general. Must try!

TheTeaFairy

Cameron, I so love dried fruits as well! I bought a flavoured fig tea at Harney & Sons recently, it’s a new blend called Capri, it’s so yummy, you’d probably like it also :-)

mj

Haha, I was like “I agree, Cameron, that color coding does sound amazing….oh wait…..you’re talking about the tea. Yeah, that too.”

Dexter

HHHHMMMMmmmmm – you make this sound like one I should REALLY like – I went and looked in the tasting notes – yep, I wrote about it twice – both were just “yeah whatever”?!? I didn’t write ANYTHING about fruit. What is it with me and Taiwan blacks? Wish I could find the “amazing” that you do. It really does make me happy that you enjoy them. :))

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Cameron B.

This sounds amazing, I love figs and dates and dark dried fruits in general. Must try!

TheTeaFairy

Cameron, I so love dried fruits as well! I bought a flavoured fig tea at Harney & Sons recently, it’s a new blend called Capri, it’s so yummy, you’d probably like it also :-)

mj

Haha, I was like “I agree, Cameron, that color coding does sound amazing….oh wait…..you’re talking about the tea. Yeah, that too.”

Dexter

HHHHMMMMmmmmm – you make this sound like one I should REALLY like – I went and looked in the tasting notes – yep, I wrote about it twice – both were just “yeah whatever”?!? I didn’t write ANYTHING about fruit. What is it with me and Taiwan blacks? Wish I could find the “amazing” that you do. It really does make me happy that you enjoy them. :))

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I am French Canadian, so please forgive me if my English is not always perfect :-/

My relationship with tea in a nutshell:

I’m married to straight Black. I have torrid love affairs with Oolong and Puerh. I party with Green and White occasionally. Flavored are not my BFF, I usually stay away from them.

Love Steepster, a place for tea lovers, where you learn and share with others.

About me:

I am a free spirit, I let people be who they are and expect the same in return.

Books! I love classic literature, but also modern and pretty much anything that captures my attention.

Music is also something I can’t live without… From Bach to Nirvana, my ears know no boundaries…

Animal and nature lover, amateur photographer.

I’ve been drinking tea for as long as I can remember.

Drinking tea is a sensorial experience. The name in itself “Camellia Sinensis” lingers the promess of an adventure for the senses…

Not a big «swapper», but will occasionally. Not because I don’t want to share but because I’m trying not to hoard so much.

Also, I have narrowed down the teas I really like over the years, and I don’t feel the need to try and buy everything the way I used to. (Maybe I have become a tea snob? Sigh…)

My ratings: because I pretty much drink only teas that I judge exceptional, my ratings are usually high. Don’t be shocked to see lots of 90’s and a few 100’s. That’s because I’ve had my share of crapy teas and I’m done with that ;-)

You can find me on Instagram here, I post about my tea sessions mostly, but also about the beautiful nature that surrounds me, and my fury companions :-)

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