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Wow, it’s been a long time since my last tasting note! For a while tea making seemed like more of an effort than it actually is, so I pretty much only drank my usual morning bagged black. Now I’m getting back into it again – the cooler weather is certainly helping to motivate me!

Picked up half an ounce of this on my last visit to the US to help with my indigestion that I occasionally get for no obvious reason. The taste & smell are a bit unusual but nice, but then again I kind of like weird herbal/medicinal concoctions. I’m generally not a fan of stevia in blends, but it meshes really well with all the other components and provides a pleasant sweetness. One thing I don’t like is that it’s making the tip of my tongue feel kind of numb-tingly, but that could be due to the long steep (7 minutes is probably too much for this one).

I haven’t yet finished the mug and I’ve already stopped burping, so I guess it’s working? I might get this again!

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 6 min, 30 sec

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I grew up in New Jersey drinking Celestial Seasonings, and now I live in England, where I developed a taste for a good builder’s brew. Sometime in 2012 I bought my first loose teas, and my collection has since spiraled out of control. Still quite a novice, due to not drinking enough tea to keep pace with the amount I keep buying.

Some things I’m pretty sure I do like:
- most florals (jasmine, orange blossom, osmanthus, etc)
- buttery, vegetal greens
- malty blacks (usually with milk & sugar)
- oolongs that aren’t too heavily roasted

Not really feeling the flavored teas lately, for whatever reason.

All tasting notes use unfiltered hard tap water, unless otherwise specified.

No real method to my numerical ratings yet, but we’ll see what develops. So far I’ve only given ratings of 90 or higher if I actually get excited while drinking the tea.

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Bristol, UK

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