mrawlins2

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mrawlins2 drank Emperor's Red by Premium Steap

When I first joined Steepster and began my love and obsession of tea, I realized early on that I almost always enjoyed teas that JacquelineM enjoyed. However, when she first began raving about this tea I was skeptical. Black tea with no additives? Steeped for more than 5 minutes? Tangy? Roasty?
Well, I have secretly been eyeing this tea for awhile, but recently began dreaming of it since it is supposed to be amazing with Everything Bagels. I love Everything Bagels! So I bit the bullet and ordered myself a sizeable bag which I received today. I originally planned to try this tomorrow because of the caffeine, but after smelling the leaves I was sold. So here I am drinking this tea sans additions (and I pretty much add milk/sugar to black teas as a rule!) AND I love this tea. Seriously, I feel like I have had many delicious teas but this is complex, smooth, roasty, cocoa and naturally sweet tea. I don’t exactly know how to describe it so luckily JacquelineM has already done an outstanding job of this.
Wow, this tea is good and I just can’t believe that I love this so much. I am considering a very high rating, but first I will give a good rating. If the next infusion is that amazing, a rating of a 100 may be one the way.

2011-01-18 19:52:51 -0500

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JacquelineM 2011-01-18 20:34:59 -0500

YAY!!!!! If there is anything in my cupboard that you would like to try, please PM me! I would have definitely sent you some of this to try :) P.S. I made bagels from scratch this weekend and they were so good! Here is the recipe!
http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/bronx-worthy-bagels/

mrawlins2 2011-01-18 20:59:24 -0500

I will definitely have to try making those bagels! Thanks for turning me on to this tea also, it is amazing. Even the second infusion is rich and delicious.

Rabs 2011-01-18 23:25:02 -0500

Fantastic note! And thanks for the bonus bagel recipe :D

Angrboda 2011-01-19 03:53:28 -0500

So Auggy and I aren’t the only taste-twins about. :)

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I am a former coffee drinker turned tea lover.

Black tea is probably my favorite type of tea, but I rather enjoy most types… I’m even developing a taste for pu-erh.

Rating Scale:
0-10: This tea is either flavorless or just plain undrinkable. I will avoid these teas in the future.

11-20: I was only able to make it through a few sips before pouring the tea out.

21-30: I may have been able to make it through the first cup but the thought of having another has me cringing.

31-40: Teas in this range are not horrible, but nothing I would seek out in the future.

41-60: Would drink if offered, but would not purchase for myself.

61-70: Okay, nothing special

71-80: Enjoyable, but I have to be in the mood for these. Probably would purchase if I found a really great price.

81-90: Pretty good tea, will probably be one of my favorites.

91-95: These teas are really excellent. I wouldn’t necessarily run out and buy more of these (just because there are so many teas out there that I haven’t tried), but I would miss this tea.

96-99: Terrific, very impressive.

100: This special rating is reserved for teas that are absolutely perfect in my opinion. I will only give out a rating of 100 to one tea per category (Earl Grey, unflavored black, dessert tea, Irish Breakfast, etc). These are teas that I really want to have around.

Perfect Teas so Far:

Earl Grey: Saint Isaac’s Blend (Russian Earl Grey) from Upton

Dessert Tea: Marco Polo from Mariage Freres

Unflavored Black: Emperor’s Red from Premium Steap