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I finally got to redeem some frequent steeper points at DAVIDs! I spent so much money on tea during the summer through iced teas and gifts I had enough for 150 grams free. I redeemed it all on Butterfly Jasmine (which is nearly $60 of tea for free!). I also decided to pick 12 grams of this tea up to give it a try. I know I already have a spicy tea and have been avoiding buying similar teas, but I wanted to try this since it sounds so unique.

I brewed it up in a tea pot- about half the leaf with 1.5 L of boiled water,. Steeped for at least 5min before pouring a cup for myself and husband. The taste is first ginger, followed by a slight sweetness from the apple and flavouring that almost taste like carbonation (does that make sense?). Really reminds me of ginger ale without carbonation or excessive sweetness. I really enjoy it, and plan on picking up more. My husband also really enjoys it as well and he says it does taste a bit like beer too.

Flavors: Ginger

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Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 6 g 51 OZ / 1500 ML

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CelticBrew
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Well done on getting the value for your free tea! Gotta say, the picture of Butterfly Jasmine looks more like bugs than butterflies to me. Will be curious for your thoughts on it. This ginger one sounds quite good. I like ginger ale and ginger beer, so it’s probably a safe bet I’d enjoy it too.

Kristal
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Oh I just love Butterfly Jasmine :) I wrote a review on it a few months ago and I just love it. Very mild and strong jasmine flavour. I love how the bundles unfold as it’s steeping :)

CelticBrew
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Found it! Will definitely try it.

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Kristal
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Oh I just love Butterfly Jasmine :) I wrote a review on it a few months ago and I just love it. Very mild and strong jasmine flavour. I love how the bundles unfold as it’s steeping :)

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Found it! Will definitely try it.

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I used to drink coffee, but it started to hurt my stomach so I switched to tea. A friend of mine introduced me to DAVID’s TEA and I couldn’t stop after that! I’ve now been expanding my scope beyond DAVIDs away from “candy-like teas” into more natural teas or flavourings. Current favourite stores include International House of Tea (iHOT) and Verdant Tea.

When it comes to tea ratings, I usually only ever rate them once. I know a lot of people on steepster do many tasting notes for the same teas depending on their mood, but I prefer to rate once and if my opinion changes, I will delete the old note and rate again. How I rate teas goes as following:

1-49: Teas I won’t buy again. Either the taste is disgusting to me, or it’s too bland, etc. I’m most likely not even going to finish the tin/bag.

50-59: Teas I wouldn’t buy again; I have to force myself to drink the whole cup to not waste it.

60-69: I’ll finish the cup and even the bag/tin, but I wouldn’t buy these teas again. Teas of this rating are “lacking something”.

70-79:Teas that are pretty good and ones I might buy again. Usually these teas are ones I have to be “in the mood for” and drink occasionally.

80-89: Great teas! Ones I will drink several times a week and often have in my stash :).

90-100: Favourite must-have teas!

My favourite types of tea are green tea and different types of “natural” herbal tea (different herbs, natural flavourings, etc). I cannot drink black or oolong teas due a sensitive stomach. I don’t really go for white tea due to its cost and the fact that it has just a little caffeine (if I want caffeine I’ll just go for a green tea and if I don’t I’ll go for a herbal-no sense on just having a little caffeine). I also like to do iced teas in the summer time, and then I’ll gravitate towards herbal fruit blends that are bagged to cut costs and convenience (it’s easier to throw out bags than clean a filter). Flavours I don’t care for include anything too tart, bitter, artificial, overly spicy or overly sweet.
Also, when I have time (usually when I’m not working much) I like to make tea lattes out of different rooibos blends.

My everyday green tea is Gunpowder since it is strong and not sensitive to temperatures or steeping time which is something I cannot be bothered with when I’m getting ready for work. Other greens I enjoy are dragonwell, sencha, and different Chinese greens. I’m not the biggest fan of yunnan greens since they are so finicky (although I do like gyokuro)

On a day to day basis I usually have 2-3 cups of green tea and several more cups of different herbal blends.

Besides tea I also work at a couple libraries (I am finishing my library tech diploma),am in my early 20s and got married in Oct 2014.