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Memily drank Maple Pecan Oolong by Butiki Teas

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Another damn fine tea from Butiki.

I’m not sure if I would have picked this out as a must-try for my first order but the Autumn sampler sold me, seeing as I’m in the throes of a Southern Hemisphere autumn right now!

The dry scent is heady and FULL of maple. After trying the pumpkin milkshake 2.0 the other day (not a winner on my first try but I’m withholding review until I give it more opportunity) I dug to the bottom of the packet to check for similar “gravel” and with the sweet scent coming off the tea I was surprised that there wasn’t any.

I followed Stacy’s instructions closely on this one and it resulted in a divine blend of oolong, maple and pecan. Nothing was overwhelming. Nothing was overshadowed. No fighting in the cup for dominance. Just a lovely, lovely trio.

I put on a second steep but accidentally let it run for 18mins because I’m a dweeb, and it’s come out a bit oversteeped. SURPRISE SURPRISE. I doubt I’ll get a decent third steep now but will try again in the future.

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Translating my ratings, at a glance:

100 — CRITICAL OBSESSION LEVEL REACHED; CAN YOU MARRY TEA!?
95 — this must always be in my pantry. forever.
90 — excellent! you need to try this tea!
85 — very good! you should try this tea!
80-70 — I enjoyed this and will happily drink it again.
65-50 — Fine. Unremarkable.
45-35 — this wasn’t the worst drink ever but I was disappointed; it didn’t live up to my expectations at all.
30-0 — I didn’t enjoy this tea and that makes me sad.

MY TEASTORY:

Grandad got me started young, white (a LOT of white) Irish breakfast with two.

I never strayed far from that until the world of T2 Tea came to Brisbane some years ago, and now I don’t know what I’d do without a pantry full of tea options.

These days I prefer to drink my teas straight without sweetener (though I appreciate some black variations shine better with milk and/or a dash of honey/sugar). I also love a speedy iced tea (hot brewed then poured over ice), and my latest obsession is cold brewing (which doesn’t make a lot of sense, as Australia is headed into winter and I live in the coldest corner of the country, but oh well).

I’d love to make a bunch of tea friends on here, especially those who can talk Aussie teas with me. I’ve recently come back from a jaunt to North America and it was a real hoot to hit up DAVIDsTEA after reading so many reviews! I wish I’d had the chance to get to more stores… but I’m happy with what I got back past customs. See those teas and my local jams in my reviews.

I LOVE:
+ black teas
+ white teas
+ oolongs
+ flavoured versions of all three of the above
+ herbal infusions and fruit tisanes

NOT A FAN:
+ most green teas
+ LICORICE ROOT (my sworn enemy) and aniseed flavours