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Anlina drank Raspberry Honey Black by Metropolitan Tea Company

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I have been neglecting my old favourites so that I can focus on trying new teas, and while that has been lovely, this morning I’m reminded of why I love some of my old favourites.

For a while I was drinking this one every single morning for a while. It’s amazing. The dry leaf smells like fresh, juicy raspberry – sweet and tart and complex. The raspberry awesomeness carries through to the flavour, which is beautifully balanced with the Ceylon base. Hints of sweet, tart and distinct raspberry flavour. Subtle bitterness and astringency. Honey and floral notes.

I think my palate has evolved a lot over the last few months, but this remains a favourite. It restores my faith in flavoured teas, and it makes me happy to be drinking it this morning.

Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Floral, Honey, Raspberry, Sweet, Tart

Preparation

205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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