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drank Sobacha by Ito En
987 tasting notes

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After my first two pots of tea today, I went out to Ribfest.

And let me tell you, I frickin’ goddamn LOVE Ribfest. Despite the humidity, the bandshell with local podunk artists doing bad karaoke, and the overpriced food, I love Ribfest. I gorged on pulled pork and corn on the cob, and then we made sure to buy lots of meat to take home.

Then I had pulled pork and ribs and chicken for dinner. Today was a protein-heavy day, people.

Thus, when it came time to figure out how to top off this decidedly unhealthy mix, I figured that having something savoury and at least vaguely healthy would do me good, so sobacha it was.

I ended up pouring the remainder of my packet of soba into the infuser, which was quite a bit. Probably a few tablespoons. But since I realized I really want to restock a certain sobacha from Yunomi.us instead, I don’t mind.

So I sipped this while watching John Carpenter’s “They Live”. A perfectly trashy end to a day full of perfectly trashy (but fun!) food.

Preparation
11 tsp 24 OZ / 709 ML
Nicole

Ribfest??? That sounds awesome.

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Nicole

Ribfest??? That sounds awesome.

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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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