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drank Nilgiri "Woodlands" by Cornelia Bean
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This is a sip down, and while it’s better than my previous cup, I’m still okay with it being out of my cupboard. A 2:15 min steep yielded a strong tasting cup with only a hint of astringency, and a good balance of malty and tart fruity flavours, with a touch of cinnamon.

Bumping up my rating a bit, but I probably wouldn’t buy this again, as there are just so many other Nilgiri blacks that are more noteworthy.

Flavors: Astringent, Cinnamon, Fruity, Malt

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Mike
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I’ll have to find some good Nilgiri teas to try…any recommendations for starters? I was thinking maybe a Harney & Sons bagged tea to start, then a move to a loose leaf tea.

Anlina
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Hmm… one of my favourite teas ever is a Nilgiri, but unfortunately it’s not available any more (DAVIDsTEA Blue Mountain Twirl.) I’ve had some other excellent teas from the same estate – Glendale.

I’d say check these out. I really enjoyed all of them.

http://steepster.com/teas/teabox/49373-2014-glendale-twirl-spring-nilgiri-black-tea
http://steepster.com/teas/teabox/55969-adderley-exotic-twirl-autumn-nilgiri-black-tea
http://steepster.com/teas/teabox/54841-glendale-exotic-autumn-nilgiri-green-tea

Mike
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Great! Thanks so much! Getting excited about another Teabox order! :)

Mike
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I think I might start with that first one!

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Mike
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I’ll have to find some good Nilgiri teas to try…any recommendations for starters? I was thinking maybe a Harney & Sons bagged tea to start, then a move to a loose leaf tea.

Anlina
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Hmm… one of my favourite teas ever is a Nilgiri, but unfortunately it’s not available any more (DAVIDsTEA Blue Mountain Twirl.) I’ve had some other excellent teas from the same estate – Glendale.

I’d say check these out. I really enjoyed all of them.

http://steepster.com/teas/teabox/49373-2014-glendale-twirl-spring-nilgiri-black-tea
http://steepster.com/teas/teabox/55969-adderley-exotic-twirl-autumn-nilgiri-black-tea
http://steepster.com/teas/teabox/54841-glendale-exotic-autumn-nilgiri-green-tea

Mike
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Great! Thanks so much! Getting excited about another Teabox order! :)

Mike
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I think I might start with that first one!

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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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