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drank Oriental by Mariage Frères
2201 tasting notes

The first time I had this I tried it with boiling water, but I just noticed that the instructions say 95°C. Also this does look kind of like a black/green blend post steeping. I didn’t have any adverse effects last time from the boiling water, but I dropped it this time anyway.

I really like the orange/jasmine combo in this one. I think jasmine pairs really well with all kinds of fruit flavors, but in particular citrus flavors. I also like that the orange isn’t super strong here; I feel like a lot of orange teas are maybe too much orange for me; it’s lightly orangey without tasting like someone dropped a ton of orange flavoring on it. This tea is a tiny bit astringent, which I wonder if it isn’t the black tea base that MF uses that I tend to find a bit off. This is one of the few teas I actually like better when it’s still hot because that astringency hasn’t come out yet. Still, I do enjoy this tea a lot.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
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I was considering this, thanks for your review, it helps!

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

In my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: Mind-blowingly good, just right for my palate, and teas that just take me to a happy place.
89-86: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
85-80: Pretty tasty teas that I enjoy well enough, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
79-70: Teas that I would probably drink again, but only if there were no preferrable options.
69-50: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.
Unrated: Usually I feel unqualified to rate these teas because they are types of teas that I tend to not like in general. Sometimes user error or tea brewed under poor conditions.

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