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Lala drank Spicy Mint Oolong by Butiki Teas

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I was not going to buy this one, but one of the teas I had wanted to order was out of stock, so I substituted with this one instead. I certainly wasn’t disappointed.

The dry tea smells strongly of very strong peppermint. Like those little white ovoid peppermint candies that you get at a restaurant after a meal. The hot tea tastes like strong and spicey peppermint. Not the sweet kind of peppermint candy, but the kind of peppermint candies that mean business. As the tea begins to cool, there is still a peppermint taste but the floral, green oolong becomes stronger. I think this one would be great iced. Not my favourite oolong, but certainly glad that I picked it up.

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180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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I am a lifetime tea lover.

I did foray into the world of coffee for a period of time, but I returned to my true love. I still, however, enjoy a good cup of java.

My all time favorite tea is Earl Grey, which I drink every morning, the stronger the bergamot the better. I definitely prefer natural oil of bergamot to artificial flavouring.

I mostly like black and dark oolong teas. My current favs are Fujian blacks, Keemun and Assams, and Wuyi oolongs. I gravitate towards anything with lychee in it. I also drink a lot of herbal blends but am wary of hibiscus. I do not favour mate, or pu’erh tea, although I have found a few blends that I like. (I so badly want to like straight pu’erh tea but it all tastes gross to me. I keep trying though). Rooibos, green and white teas fall somewhere in the middle. I find myself gravitating towards heavily roasted oolongs and teas from Paris/France based companies.

I love iced teas and cold brews.

My current tea goal is to make the perfect cup of chai from scratch – almost there…I think.

I am in love with the whole experience of tea.