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MissLena12 drank Laoshan Genmaicha by Verdant Tea

I am done finals for this term! This is my celebratory cup of choice – my first genmaicha! Also I haven’t eaten much today, and this is supposed to be a decently filling tea, so that was definitely a factor in selecting it. Yay for tea!

The dry smell was very Laoshan green, but with a hint of puffed wheat smell from the rice. When steeped, the puffed wheat smell intensified! Mmmm this is making me hungry! It’s now a perfect mix of Laoshan Green (which I LOVE, btw) and a hint of the puffy rice. Yum yum! I steeped for 2 mins with a bit over a teaspoon in my cup.

This is pretty darn good. It’s Laoshan green but with a sweetness, a nice puffiness, I definitely agree with the kettle corn taste here. A bit of butter too, but not overwhelming. Perfect kettle corn popcorn, in a cup. With some green tea for salt. Oh, and the saltiness seems to be increasing a bit as the tea cools, turning more into butter, homemade popcorn. Homemade popcorn is my favorite!

Overall, quite yummy. For my first genmaicha, it is rather tasty! I will go through my little 7 g sample pretty fast I think! I have yet to find a Verdant tea I don’t like…lol

Oh, and hehe, I held off logging some other teas so that a new tea could be my 100th tasting note :P

2012-12-18 18:26:09 -0500

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CrowKettle 2012-12-18 18:53:33 -0500

Congratulations on your 100th tasting note and getting through your finals! :)

MissLena12 2012-12-18 19:02:57 -0500

Thanks! It’s a good feeling, both of them (although being done finals a little bit more haha).

TheTeaFairy 2012-12-18 19:33:21 -0500

Yay for finals and 100th! Very good tea to review on such occasion!

MissLena12 2012-12-18 19:41:47 -0500

Thanks! I definitely agree, it was a very delicious cup :)

Bonnie 2012-12-18 21:35:04 -0500

Happy end of finals and 100th!!!!!

MissLena12 2012-12-18 23:07:50 -0500

Thank you Bonnie! :)

Invader Zim 2012-12-19 10:50:55 -0500

Congrats on 100 and finishing your finals!

MissLena12 2012-12-19 11:07:03 -0500

Thanks Zim!!

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Hello all, I’m a university student finishing up my Electrical Engg degree this year (read:NERD :D), who is a bit obsessed with tea! I discovered loose tea in 2011, DAVIDsTEA in 2012 and it took off from there. I really started drinking/enjoying tea because it’s excellent to take to class in the morning and because I can’t handle coffee!

I enjoy a variety of herbal, white, green, oolong and black teas. I am a bit sensitive to caffeine, but I find that in moderation I can still indulge in black teas and matcha. I’ve also dabbled with matcha and pu’erhs.

Oh, and I have a severe peanut allergy and try to avoid all other nuts, just to be safe. Limits my tea choices a wee bit, but oh well.

MissLena’s rating system
(as of 04/19/13)

95+: Absolute favorite, will try to always have it in stock, and when I don’t I pine over it!
90-94: Awesome teas, will probably purchase again a few times
80-89: Very good tea, may restock at some point
70-79: happy to have tried and will gladly finish, but not restock
60-69: not horrible, but not the best, will finish if I have some though
50-59: not a favorite, probably will have a tough time finishing the bag
-50: yuck. I don’t want to have it ever again.

I am happy to say that my caffeine intolerance seems to be subsiding! This is allowing me to try a wider variety of teas :)