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__Morgana__ drank Berry Blast by Adagio Teas

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Finishing up the last of this sample tonight, and it appears that the Ricola really didn’t matter that much. Somewhat tart, somewhat sweet but not as sweet as the Fruit Medley, not much of a wine flavor from the currants. All true, even without the Ricola effect. A mixed berry flavor with raspberry in the front. No change to the rating here. And darn, I had to put off my birthday dinner because the 4 year old didn’t get down for a nap until late and decided he had to sleep through until tomorrow. Oh well, at least he got some rest.

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Caitlin
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Sorry about your birthday dinner

__Morgana__
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Aww, it’s ok. I was looking forward to going out, but I’m glad he’s getting the rest. He’s recovering from some bug so he needs it. We’ll do it another time.

Cofftea
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Well at least you had an excuse to extend birthday fun- THAT’S always a good thing!=D Hope you did fun stuff yesterday anyway.

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Caitlin
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Sorry about your birthday dinner

__Morgana__
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Aww, it’s ok. I was looking forward to going out, but I’m glad he’s getting the rest. He’s recovering from some bug so he needs it. We’ll do it another time.

Cofftea
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Well at least you had an excuse to extend birthday fun- THAT’S always a good thing!=D Hope you did fun stuff yesterday anyway.

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I got obsessed with tea in 2010 for a while, then other things intruded, then I cycled back to it. I seem to be continuing that in for a while, out for a while cycle. I have a short attention span, but no shortage of tea.

I’m a mom, writer, gamer, lawyer, reader, runner, traveler, and enjoyer of life, literature, art, music, thought and kindness, in no particular order. I write fantasy and science fiction under the name J. J. Roth.

Personal biases: I drink tea without additives. If a tea needs milk or sugar to improve its flavor, its unlikely I’ll rate it high. The exception is chai, which I drink with milk/sugar or substitute. Rooibos and honeybush were my gateway drugs, but as my tastes developed they became less appealing — I still enjoy nicely done blends. I do not mix well with tulsi or yerba mate, and savory teas are more often a miss than a hit with me. I used to hate hibiscus, but I’ve turned that corner. Licorice, not so much.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own. But I don’t really find myself hating most things I try.

I try to rate teas in relation to others of the same type, for example, Earl Greys against other Earl Greys. But if a tea rates very high with me, it’s a stand out against all other teas I’ve tried.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is

90-94 Excellent; first rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Very good; will likely buy more

70-79 Good; would enjoy again, might buy again

60-69 Okay; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but likely won’t buy again

Below 60 Meh, so-so, iffy, or ick. The lower the number, the closer to ick.

I don’t swap. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I have way more tea than any one person needs and am not lacking for new things to try. Also, I have way too much going on already in daily life and the additional commitment to get packages to people adds to my already high stress level. (Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.)

That said, I enjoy reading folks’ notes, talking about what I drink, and getting to “know” people virtually here on Steepster so I can get ideas of other things I might want to try if I can ever again justify buying more tea. I also like keeping track of what I drink and what I thought about it.

My current process for tea note generation is described in my note on this tea: https://steepster.com/teas/mariage-freres/6990-the-des-impressionnistes