Advent Day 5
Green tea sounded good, then I poured the tea into my steeping basket to find it is a mate. Aw. Mates aren’t often my thing. They end up tasting like ash to me, which is always a disappointment. Fortunately this has enough mint to mask the ash! I sipped through most of this cup when eating breakfast. Mint is the main flavor, but the finish has a slight licorice sweetness and feel to it. It’s subtle. Another acceptable tea that I wouldn’t rush out to buy.
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I feel the same way about unroasted mate unless it is used in the right blends (get a smoky sort of taste — or as you put, ashy — that I just don’t like). I also get that in Gunpowder Green, which I can pretty much only tolerate in Moroccan Mint blends because of the strong mint overpowering that note.
I feel the same way about unroasted mate unless it is used in the right blends (get a smoky sort of taste — or as you put, ashy — that I just don’t like). I also get that in Gunpowder Green, which I can pretty much only tolerate in Moroccan Mint blends because of the strong mint overpowering that note.