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Darjeeling adventures continue.

The liquor smells lovely, both fruity and floral, and reminds me of being in a conservatory or greenhouse.

On the palate this is interesting, but not what I was expecting. Rather than being sweet or grapey, this is all earth and very dark green vegetal flavours, perhaps kale and asparagus, with some mineral, peppercorn, and then a whisper of malt on the finish.

I don’t really know what to make of this. It’s interesting, not bad, but an odd combination of flavours. My mouth wants some of that perfumey floral that’s on the nose.

The cup is fairly smooth, except for a slight scratchiness at the back of my throat, which I think (hope) is the tea, and not me coming down with my partner’s sick.

Flavors: Asparagus, Earth, Floral, Fruity, Green, Kale, Malt, Mineral, Peppercorn, Perfume, Vegetal

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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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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