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Cavocorax

Darjeeling Finest Blend from Murchie's Tea & Coffee

Cavocorax drank Darjeeling Finest Blend by Murchie's Tea & Coffee

So I thought I’d drink this to see if I can tell the difference between this and Ceylon. I think this one is more tannic, while the Ceylon was sweeter and possibly creamier. More practice required.

I saw this chart from the aptly named tumble site: http://fuckyeahilovetea.tumblr.com/post/33309787977
Idk about accuracy but it looks helpful.

I think 3 min is the right amount of brewing tea. I’m sipping away at this straight and it’s pretty good, although a little mild.

2012-11-30 16:26:34 -0500

205 °F / 96 °C

3 min 0 sec

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CrowKettle 2012-11-30 16:58:08 -0500

I like that chart! Ditto on the practice required part- the only black tea I’ve had extensively is Ceylon and I spent most of the year not even noticing it. It could be fun to do a blind test with a bunch of samples :)

Cavocorax 2012-11-30 17:02:08 -0500

I was thinking about something like that! It could be fun, especially if I had a friend or two over to help me drink all the tea. :)

Ceylon is one I’ve totally taken for granted!

CrowKettle 2012-11-30 17:25:22 -0500

Exploring Tea with friends is the best! Most of my friends and relatives are so set in the way of ‘The Red Rose Bag’ they view all my teas with skepticism. Straight blacks are a good starting point though if your friends aren’t that into tea!

Cavocorax 2012-12-01 00:15:45 -0500

Yeah I have the same problem. My bf doesn’t drink tea at all and our roommate probably thinks I’m silly for hoarding so much. At least there’s Steepster!

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Tea: I just started drinking loose tea earlier this year and once I started I had to get more and more and try ALL THE TEAS. So far it seems that I like simple oolongs, greens and rooibos teas, and that black teas are where I go crazy with fancy flavoured blends.

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