Sample sipdown.

To celebrate getting my new iced-tea pitcher, I decided to open up this tea, of which I got a 1-ounce sample when I made a Teavana order a year ago. Test drive cool new gadget + get rid of old stuff from a vendor I no longer like = win-win, right?

Eh, not so much. I added too much water, and it tastes rather weak – even with the sample already containing pieces of sugar.

It’s a lovely rosy pink colour, but I guess I overestimated how much was actually in the packet, as I used 5 cups instead of what should probably have been 3-4.

Ah well. I’ve grown out of Teavana, so I’m not too upset. Now I just have to have me and the hubby drink the remainder over the next day or so.

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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