Amy oh

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I’m really getting sick of flavored green tea but this was sent to me as a sample by Lupicia in their newsletter so of course I had to try it…

This is one of the pyramid teabags, and before I read the description I could have sworn this was a melon flavored tea. This smells vaguely of alcohol, but not in a good way, a bit like a cheap wine cooler, me thinks.

As the cup cools down, the smell is dissipating. Now I am getting a bit more peach here but this combination of flavors is not really making me happy. Lupicia has a few flavored green teas I am fond of but this doesn’t seem to be one of them…

2012-05-09 18:41:12 -0400

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Bonnie 2012-05-09 20:14:50 -0400

I think they need to rename this tea…:/

Amy oh 2012-05-09 20:22:21 -0400

Sure, but who would buy a tea called “Stinky Melon Wine” ? ;-)

Mercuryhime 2012-05-09 21:21:49 -0400

sometimes I get sick of flavored teas. Then I drink straight teas for a while until I get an overwhelming desire for something fruity or desserty, and then I’m all over the flavors again. Nothing like variety. :)

And I’d totally be interested in a tea called Stinky Melon Wine!

Missy 2012-05-09 22:22:43 -0400

haha amy you are cracking me up. :D

Dylan Oxford 2012-05-09 23:21:01 -0400

Except you’d have to translate it to some obscure language. This is our ‘vin melon puant’ tea, isn’t it fabulous and intriguing with it’s foreign name?

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty