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drank Mi Xian Black by Butiki Teas
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I wanted to try one of my more delicate Chinese black teas with my new water filter (as opposed to a heavily flavored blend) before digging into some other new teas I have. This is, amazingly, nearly a sipdown.

It’s quite honeyed today, and it’s making me feel better about my water being back to normal. It really is an unusual black tea, and unusual for me as well to like it, since I have often not liked very fruity-floral unflavored black teas. Which is funny because I love those flavors in green oolongs, and I love them flavored. This is particulary juicy today, and it really reminds me of cooked, honey-covered peaches. With some slightly grain-y black tea notes backing it up. Very nice cup this morning.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
Chizakura

This tea is so great. :D I’m with you that I don’t normally like fruity blacks, but this is divine. xD

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Chizakura

This tea is so great. :D I’m with you that I don’t normally like fruity blacks, but this is divine. xD

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

In my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: Mind-blowingly good, just right for my palate, and teas that just take me to a happy place.
89-86: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
85-80: Pretty tasty teas that I enjoy well enough, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
79-70: Teas that I would probably drink again, but only if there were no preferrable options.
69-50: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.
Unrated: Usually I feel unqualified to rate these teas because they are types of teas that I tend to not like in general. Sometimes user error or tea brewed under poor conditions.

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