AC Perch 2025 Advent Day 2: Chingwo
I can smell the most subtle hint of smoke in both the dry and steeped tea. There’s no mention of this in the notes. The tea itself has some sweetness, but the smoke overtakes it (I strongly suspect this is a me issue).
Lex gave this one an F (gross, no, never again) XD.
I love black and oolong (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted) teas, followed by green or red rooibos, herbals, whites, and subtly flavoured greens.
Likes:
Blackcurrant, raspberry, strawberry, peach, apricot, rhubarb, passionfruit, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.
I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it.
Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.
I’m vegan and have a potato allergy, so I avoid animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I’ll happily pick them out of blends).
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Last updated November 2025.
Canada
Ah, shame it is smokey and I know you both don’t like those.