80

A little too much hibby. But otherwise, this is a surprisingly refreshing tea! I have to wonder how it’d do cold brewed. Or in a sangria. Noms.

Kristal

I’m interested in trying this tea when the weather warms up, even if the price is a high. I’ll look out for more reviews on how it cold brews as well!

Indigobloom

I hope it doesn’t get discontinued anytime soon!! I need to drink up some of my stash before buying more herbals

Kristal

Agreed! It would make sense to hold it until at LEAST the end of the summer

Indigobloom

Right?! I would love to try it as a tea pop as well

Evol Ving Ness

I was in store sniffing it today. It seems DTs has a partnership with something or other (NGO? Microfinance? Watersource-providing? Kiva-esque-something or other?) in which a certain percentage of the profit of this tea goes towards something positive and good, which leads me to believe it is unlikely that this tea will disappear anytime soon. <———bad publicity I would think.

Indigobloom

Evol, yes that is a good point! they must have a contract to keep it around for awhile. Not sure how I feel about that particular charity though, they are rather lookist. I had already heard it elsewhere, but they came to a career fair we hosted and every single person there (all females as far as I could see) was supermodelesque… tall, thin, and classically “beautiful”. I dunno, it just made me wonder.
Not that it has anything to do with the tea lol. Sorry for the rant!!

Evol Ving Ness

Lookist—exactly what I thought without knowing that particular word when I was first recited that spiel about the tea.

Evol Ving Ness

No need for apologies; I feel the same way.

Indigobloom

Evol- hope I used the term right! I adapted it from lookism.
Super happy to hear I’m not alone in that, it made me sad to think that a charity would behave in such a way

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Kristal

I’m interested in trying this tea when the weather warms up, even if the price is a high. I’ll look out for more reviews on how it cold brews as well!

Indigobloom

I hope it doesn’t get discontinued anytime soon!! I need to drink up some of my stash before buying more herbals

Kristal

Agreed! It would make sense to hold it until at LEAST the end of the summer

Indigobloom

Right?! I would love to try it as a tea pop as well

Evol Ving Ness

I was in store sniffing it today. It seems DTs has a partnership with something or other (NGO? Microfinance? Watersource-providing? Kiva-esque-something or other?) in which a certain percentage of the profit of this tea goes towards something positive and good, which leads me to believe it is unlikely that this tea will disappear anytime soon. <———bad publicity I would think.

Indigobloom

Evol, yes that is a good point! they must have a contract to keep it around for awhile. Not sure how I feel about that particular charity though, they are rather lookist. I had already heard it elsewhere, but they came to a career fair we hosted and every single person there (all females as far as I could see) was supermodelesque… tall, thin, and classically “beautiful”. I dunno, it just made me wonder.
Not that it has anything to do with the tea lol. Sorry for the rant!!

Evol Ving Ness

Lookist—exactly what I thought without knowing that particular word when I was first recited that spiel about the tea.

Evol Ving Ness

No need for apologies; I feel the same way.

Indigobloom

Evol- hope I used the term right! I adapted it from lookism.
Super happy to hear I’m not alone in that, it made me sad to think that a charity would behave in such a way

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Let’s see… I’m a tea and workout fanatic, I work in HR, and most of my friends consider me to be an egg. White on the outside, Asian on the inside :)
-from philosophy to food, I love it all
Otherwise, what you see is what you get! I can be very straightforward and yet shy.

Also, I’ve started taking tea sommelier classes and it is an absolute blast! Well, so far I’ve only finished the first out of eight courses, but I am really looking forward to the next one.

Anyhow, if your curious as to how I rate things, this is how I work…

0-25
Like eating dirt, or some other unsanitary indelicacy that mentioning in my profile here would likely get me banned.
I don’t think I’ve found cause to banish a tea to the wasteland yet though so who knows what it’d inspire ;P

25-50
You know that expression “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”? I imagine drinking that water would be terrible enough to warrant this rating!
I’d never make my enemy drink this, but perhaps I’d throw it at them. Good thing I don’t have any enemies!

50-70
This is “tea”?? I tried finishing the cup… but my body rejected it. There may be others who enjoy this tea, but it’s beyond me!

70-80
I tried liking it, and I can almost get there! I certainly don’t hate it, but something is holding me back. Allergies? Men in white suits? who knows… certainly not me!

80-90
Lovely tea! Not my all time fave but close. I likely wouldn’t repurchase, but may decide to based on many factors: price, accessibility, whether it fills a “tea gap”, medicinal applications, and how often I crave it.
Every once in awhile I find the sweet spot that bumps these up to 90+. Those are the days I need to buy a lotto ticket!

90-95
Sweet Camellia! this is realllly good tea! Don’t talk to me until I’ve finished my cup…

95-100
Tea of the gods. I would do anything to get my hands on more of this liquid gold!

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