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drank Swampwater by DAVIDsTEA
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This was my “get to work” tea today…A great routine to get into. Not much new to say – It has a goood taste – sweet and fruit. Can steep forever since it’s a rooibos, and it makes an awesomely ugly green colour. I find todays mug a little muted, but I was recently chewing mint gum, so that is likely the cause. By the way, mint is, surprisingly, pretty okay with this tea. Maybe I’ll do a cup with some peppermint thrown in some time and see what happens!

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more
Kittenna

Interesting about the mint and rooibos tea going well together. I actually went into a DT chewing minty gum of some sort, and they offered me a sample of Rooibos de Provence. I assumed it would taste awful since I had been chewing gum (and it ruins many things, particularly drinks), but I tried it anyways and could taste the amazingness along with the gum. Strange!

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Kittenna

Interesting about the mint and rooibos tea going well together. I actually went into a DT chewing minty gum of some sort, and they offered me a sample of Rooibos de Provence. I assumed it would taste awful since I had been chewing gum (and it ruins many things, particularly drinks), but I tried it anyways and could taste the amazingness along with the gum. Strange!

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I’ve been drinking loose tea since 2010 and my tastes have changed a lot over those years. For the last few, I’ve been a fan of unflavoured Chinese blacks and shu puerh. I still drink other things, but that’s where I am.

I live in a rural area with my husband, cat, and soon to be firstborn. I love tea, reading, doctor who, knitting, crosswords, board games, the marvel universe, and lots of other things.

I’m not often rating teas numerically any more but I want to leave this to explain my past ratings:
I try to only log teas once or twice because I drink a lot of the same ones repeatedly. My rating is based on my perception of the tea at first tasting and is adjusted if anything notable occurs in subsequent cups. I may also factor in the price and customer service but try to note that when I can.

81 – 100: These are great teas, I love them, regularly stock them or savour them as unique treats.
71 – 80: These are solid. I drink them, I like them, I may or may not keep them on hand regularly. This is still good stuff.
61 – 70: Just okay. I can drink it, but it doesn’t stand out to me. Might be lower quality, not to my taste, or outside my comfort zone.
41 – 60: Not likely to keep drinking…hoping hubby will enjoy!
0 – 40: No thank you, please. Take it away and don’t make me finish the cup.

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