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When I was little I used to eat those Japanese jelly gel-cup candies. You know, the kind that they have warnings on them now, that you can choke on them if you swallow it whole. Luckily I didn’t choke on any of them. lol The two types I liked were the grape flavored ones and the other the ever-popular mango ones. This tea kind of sort of reminds me of the grape ones.

It doesn’t taste nearly as artificial as the Muscat which tasted a lot like grape soda. This one has a good sencha base, and it doesn’t have quite the candy-soda-like taste but more of a realistic grape flavor. This one and the Yamabudo (Mountain grape) oolong are both pretty good. The Muscat would be good to those who like Fanta grape soda. It has a slight bitterness to it that mimics the slip-skin part of the Budou (humongous almost black grapes). It’s super aromatic like the others but the flavor is mild.

So I finished going through all the “grape” Lupicias. I think I like the Yamabudou over the Bodou Green over the Muscat.

Flavors: Grapes, Muscatel

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 5 g 12 OZ / 354 ML
Evol Ving Ness

Ooooh, the mango jelly cups! Thank you for reminding me of that guilty pleasure.

Kawaii433

:D They are so yummy and pretty inexpensive. Yay for guilty pleasure!

Evol Ving Ness

I second that. Plus I welcome wandering down that aisle and seeing what else I can pick up to try.

tea-sipper

Whoa, it’s very odd Lupicia has so many different grape flavors. I’d think they’d just throw the same grape flavor on all their teas.

Kawaii433

Looks like they did one in green tea (this one), one in black tea (Muscat) and one in oolong (Yamabudo)… And when I did the search a few others too lol. I think they love their grapes lol.

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Evol Ving Ness

Ooooh, the mango jelly cups! Thank you for reminding me of that guilty pleasure.

Kawaii433

:D They are so yummy and pretty inexpensive. Yay for guilty pleasure!

Evol Ving Ness

I second that. Plus I welcome wandering down that aisle and seeing what else I can pick up to try.

tea-sipper

Whoa, it’s very odd Lupicia has so many different grape flavors. I’d think they’d just throw the same grape flavor on all their teas.

Kawaii433

Looks like they did one in green tea (this one), one in black tea (Muscat) and one in oolong (Yamabudo)… And when I did the search a few others too lol. I think they love their grapes lol.

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Longtime casual tea drinker. In the past, mainly Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Genmaicha… Etc. I like all teas: Green, oolong, black & pu’erh (prefer ripe over raw).

Chanoyu (for matcha prep) and Gongfu cha (for other types of tea) are the main ways I prepare my tea (Gaiwan, Yixing teapot, Kyusu). I drink all tea… Usually unflavored. This past year, I’ve tried many flavored now because of all of you lol. As long as there aren’t artificial sweeteners, it’s all good.

Favorite stores: TeaVivre, What-Cha, Mandala Tea, 52Teas, Whispering Pines, Bird & Blend, Yunnan sourcing, White2Tea, Lupicia.

The flavors I dislike: Artificial sweetener, lavender, violet, any strong floral-perfumey tea; cantaloupe, papaya, honeydew, rose, licorice, anise, jasmine, any mints, leather.

Favorite flavors: Citrus fruits (especially grapefruit & tangerines), granny smith apple, bananas, guava, mango, tamarind, watermelon, stonefruits, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, creme, bread/pastry, nuts, toasted, roasted.

I generally don’t add anything to my teas unless they are flavored, then I may add a splash of milk.

As I explore, my ratings may shift. 90+ generally means I’ll keep it on my shelf.

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