Dinosara

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Mango Indica (TF42) from Upton Tea Imports

Dinosara drank Mango Indica (TF42) by Upton Tea Imports

Three minutes is a much better steep time for this tea, at least to my taste, although I’m surprised to still get a hint of bitterness on some sips. It’s amazing how much this tea smells like a fresh, ripe, juicy mango when brewed. I could just inhale the aroma all day. Once again the taste is mangoey but surprisingly floral, with possibly even a hint of jasmine, although I think I’m getting that less so this go-around. I really want to get that bitterness out of the cup, because I really want to love this tea. I guess the steeping temp is the next thing to adjust!

2011-04-19 14:48:51 -0400

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JacquelineM 2011-04-19 15:19:00 -0400

Do you like iced tea? This one seems like a good candidate for a cold brewed iced tea. 2 tsp of leaves for 8 oz of water (I usually do 4 c water 8 tsp tea). Stick in refrigerator for at least 8 hours, strain and sweeten to liking. I have some mango tea that I can’t seem to get the bitterness out of, and the cold brew really helped (plus the mango flavor is so refreshing!).

Dinosara 2011-04-20 10:07:55 -0400

I haven’t typically been a fan of iced tea, but then again I haven’t really tried flavored iced tea. I think I would like it. Thanks for the tip, I definitely will try this iced!

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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.

I’m a grad student and in my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

I have an Adagio Teas UtiliTEA kettle and a Tea Forté Kati cup for brewing. I also have a Chinese Ru Kiln tea set for gongfu brewing.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: These teas are mind-blowingly good to me.
89-80: 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
79-70: Tasty teas that I enjoy, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
69-65: Teas that I would probably drink again, but wouldn’t seek out. They don’t quite do it for me in one aspect or another; often just not quite my style
64-60: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
59-50: Bleh. I usually choose not to finish the cup because life’s too short to drink tea I dislike.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.