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drank Berry Mint Cassis by Teavana
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I really like this one a lot. It’s got a bit of hibiscus tart to it, but lots of berry flavour and nice, cooling mint. There’s no real distinct cassis notes, which is a shame, but it’s still lovely. If I didn’t know there was rooibos in this, I never would guess from the taste.

One of my go to evening teas. I was terribly disappointed that they discontinued this, but then pretty thrilled to get a 350g tin on sale for next to nothing.

Flavors: Berry, Mint, Tart

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 1 tsp 6 OZ / 177 ML
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OMGsrsly
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Black currant/cassis teas seem pretty rare. I have a black, and then that one from DavidsTea, and that’s it I think. Too bad, because I love black currants!

Anlina
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Oh me too. The black currant black tea from Bulk Barn is pretty good, and I’ve seen black currant blacks from quite a few other companies, but it seems pretty rare in more complex blends or with other bases.

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There is no Bulk Barn here. :) When I go to Victoria, I’ll definitely have to go check it out. I have one from Steam, and it’s nice because they’ve added locally sourced dried currants. Mmm…

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OMGsrsly
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Black currant/cassis teas seem pretty rare. I have a black, and then that one from DavidsTea, and that’s it I think. Too bad, because I love black currants!

Anlina
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Oh me too. The black currant black tea from Bulk Barn is pretty good, and I’ve seen black currant blacks from quite a few other companies, but it seems pretty rare in more complex blends or with other bases.

OMGsrsly
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There is no Bulk Barn here. :) When I go to Victoria, I’ll definitely have to go check it out. I have one from Steam, and it’s nice because they’ve added locally sourced dried currants. Mmm…

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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