This is from a teabox a WHILE ago. I really need to try these teas sooner. I’ve ruined these poor blooming teas before. It doesn’t help that Verdant’s instructions say to cool boiling water for a minute to get 185 degree water? I don’t think that works! So I waited about 15 minutes and poured the water in my clear mug for about two minutes before scooping the bloom out… I wish I could leave it in the mug but I’ve had these blooming flowers result in the bitterest brews before, so I wanted to avoid that! At first, the steeped tea smells horrible – like funky seaweed when I was expecting lovely jasmine. But luckily the flavor is delicious – there is something mysterious about it – it tastes like an odd fruit I can’t place, or maybe a citrus based fruit punch. Not that much jasmine in my opinion, which is odd since there is entire loop of jasmine flowers. Also nutty and not astringent at all, even though there are quite a few big leaves left brewing in the bottom of the mug. It’s actually a great flavor if I ignore the scent at first. The second cup gets a tiny bit bitter, and the flavor is a lot more vegetal, so this steep wasn’t as special.
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
