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Advent 11.

Alright, Cameron B., I was hoping you wouldn’t wait until the end of the day!

I was a little distracted and ended up chugging two steeps of this while getting ready for work. I remember banana kinda candy-like, I remember lime oil. Delicately grassy-grass seed-mineral green tea base carried those flavors well and blended smoothly with a very subtle green apple flavor. Second steep was thick, tasted more pineapple-lime oil than banana and had a buttery finish. I was expecting mild retching from the banana, but I really enjoyed it! I guess my aversion to banana is only in ripe fruit form and banana flavored candy. Baked goods and teas I can handle easily. I was surprised by the subtlety of this tea. It drank like a breeze.

Flavors: Banana, Butter, Candy, Grass, Grass Seed, Green Apple, Lime, Mineral, Pineapple, Smooth, Thick, Tropical

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I usually try to wait since I don’t want to spoiler it for other people accidentally. XD

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This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. And thus I step away.

Eventual tea farmer. If you are a tea grower, want to grow your own plants or are simply curious, please follow me so we can chat.

I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile. Terpene fiend.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, Nepal and Darjeeling. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

I’m convinced European countries make the best herbal teas.

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100-90: A tea I can lose myself into. Something about it makes me slow down and appreciate not only the tea but all of life or a moment in time. If it’s a bagged or herbal tea, it’s of standout quality in comparison to similar items.

89-80: Fits my profile well enough to buy again.

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69-60: Not necessarily a bad tea but one that I won’t buy again. Would have a cup if offered.

59-1: Lacking several elements, strangely clunky, possess off flavors/aroma/texture or something about it makes me not want to finish.

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