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Dry, this tea smells light and delicate….it made me wonder if I needed to use 2 teaspoons instead of one, but I went forward with DamnFineTea’s recommendations. Wet, I am getting that cannabis note again, but not as strong as I do with Laoshan Black by Verdant. I smell some sweet potato and a bit of baked grain. Sip! Oh. I should have used 2 teaspoons. Using DFT’s steep recommendations, I’m getting waaaaaaaay more smell than taste, which is quite disappointing…..like when a tray full of great smelling food goes by your table and you haven’t even seen your waitperson yet. What CAN I tell you from my cup? The tea is smooth….not much astringency at this point….and that I have high hopes for my next cup! Sorry, not much info, but if you have this tea, I’d say scoop heavy-handedly! I will revisit soon.

Flavors: Cannabis, Grain, Sweet Potatoes

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Spot or pot, I love a cup!

I learned to drink tea while living in Dublin in the early 80’s, so as you can imagine, I am a hearty brew lover, and take tea with milk and honey. I am trying to expand my horizons with tea….that is why I’m now on Steepster! Joined in January 2014.

Currently loving strong black teas that hold up to milk and honey well. I have a curiosity about keemuns and yunnans, but smoky ones are out. Green and white teas are off my radar, but making little forays into oolong and darjeeling tea. Herbal? So far only cacao tea has gone into regular rotation in my tea routine.

I do like some naturally flavoured teas…almond, vanilla, cardamom, ginger. This seems to be mostly in the cooler months…but mostly I’m an unflavoured tea drinker.

Life is too short for bad tea and bad bread.

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