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Mariage Frères Advent 2021 – Day 13

Lord. I shouldn’t have joked about food poisoning on my recent Sticky Rice Oolong note. I missed my advents and had a hard time reviewing material yesterday, but thankfully it receded enough for me to complete my final exam today (just finished, hurrah!). Talk about terrible timing (cold cuts are temporarily dead to me).

Unfortunately, I steeped up this tea just before it all went downhill. I got a few nice sips in before it hit though (and got to drink the rest cold today). It tasted like an alright Japanese green tea (and not an oolong, which google says this should be); I thought MF was reaching with the description of “notes of pink praline” but I did taste it before wishing I was dead. Or maybe nuts with sugar is the canary in the coal mine for food poisoning. Currently having trust issues (but if it’s a GABA the sweetness makes sense).

Flavors: Almond, Nutty, Sugar, Umami

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 30 sec
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Courtney
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Yay for being done! :)

Evol Ving Ness
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Well done! Hurray, you did it!

Martin Bednář
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Hurray for finishing exam!

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Courtney
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Yay for being done! :)

Evol Ving Ness
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Well done! Hurray, you did it!

Martin Bednář
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Hurray for finishing exam!

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I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.

My favourites are teas like Milk Oolong, Silver Needle,and Japanese Sencha/Gyokuro, or fruity and floral flavoured ones. However, I generally enjoy ALL the teas, including a good old cup of Earl Grey or Breakfast blend.

FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS/NOTES:

DESSERT FLAVOURS
Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Butterscotch, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan, Butter

FRUIT & BERRIES
Citrus Fruits, Passionfruit, Banana, Pineapple, Melons, Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Elderberry, Persimmon, Rhubarb..

SPICES
Ginger, Turmeric, Clove-forward chai, Cardamom

AROMATIC & HERBACEOUS NOTES
Sandalwood, Frankincense, Juniper, Eucalyptus, Mints

FLORALS
Lavender, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac, Violet, etc.

VEGGIE/GRAIN NOTES
Spinach, Grass, Hay, Cucumber, Rice, Sweet Potato

Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
Stevia, Apple, Cocoa Nib, Almond, Licorice, Cinnamon-forward blends, Chinese Sencha

Subjective Rating System:
I don’t give a lot of low ratings out, since a) I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me, and b) I don’t have a lot of strong dislikes.

90-100: Favourites. The Desert Island Teas.
80-89: Loved teas. Possibly staple-worthy.
70-79: Good teas, but I’m less likely to repurchase. Minor quibbles.
60-69: Ok teas. Likely a few preference and/or quality issues.
50-59: Cup of meh. Will do in a pinch.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, an unholy abomination. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.

Location

BC, Canada

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