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drank Honey Bee by DAVIDsTEA
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Some of my tea friends have probably learned by now that I have a tendency to have a lot of love for a tea at first – only to have my feelings wither over time. It’s terrible. This tea, however, defies my usual tendencies. This tea is still fabulous to me. I love the fuzziness from the mate, the sweetness rocking out all over the place. It’s good hot or cool (room temperature) which is really saying something for me. It is a treat!

Kittenna

It seems the same thing happens to me: I’ll LOVE a tea on my first try and be all “OMG must have tins and tins more”, and then I must build it up in my head so much that the second time is not nearly as good. Mostly happens for flavoured teas… (and Honeybee was one of them. Initially thought I loved it the most out of everything I’ve tried, but it’s definitely off the repurchase list now).

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Kittenna

It seems the same thing happens to me: I’ll LOVE a tea on my first try and be all “OMG must have tins and tins more”, and then I must build it up in my head so much that the second time is not nearly as good. Mostly happens for flavoured teas… (and Honeybee was one of them. Initially thought I loved it the most out of everything I’ve tried, but it’s definitely off the repurchase list now).

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I’ve been drinking loose tea since 2010 and my tastes have changed a lot over those years. For the last few, I’ve been a fan of unflavoured Chinese blacks and shu puerh. I still drink other things, but that’s where I am.

I live in a rural area with my husband, cat, and soon to be firstborn. I love tea, reading, doctor who, knitting, crosswords, board games, the marvel universe, and lots of other things.

I’m not often rating teas numerically any more but I want to leave this to explain my past ratings:
I try to only log teas once or twice because I drink a lot of the same ones repeatedly. My rating is based on my perception of the tea at first tasting and is adjusted if anything notable occurs in subsequent cups. I may also factor in the price and customer service but try to note that when I can.

81 – 100: These are great teas, I love them, regularly stock them or savour them as unique treats.
71 – 80: These are solid. I drink them, I like them, I may or may not keep them on hand regularly. This is still good stuff.
61 – 70: Just okay. I can drink it, but it doesn’t stand out to me. Might be lower quality, not to my taste, or outside my comfort zone.
41 – 60: Not likely to keep drinking…hoping hubby will enjoy!
0 – 40: No thank you, please. Take it away and don’t make me finish the cup.

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