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drank Pettiagalla OP1 by Mariage Frères
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This is a great cup of coffee one might say. So dark …

However,everything started with a pretty long Ceylon tea leaf . the smell is honey , heady. It suggests a tasty breakfast.

Well, once infused this beautiful leaf turns out to be a cut leaf. awww.

The taste is fruity and honey dew but actually I get a hint of bitterness at the very end of the sip. I think 4 minutes were a bit too much for the infusion of this tea but I stupidly thought it was a whole leaf tea. So I need to repeat the experience tomorrow with a 2 or 3 minutes steeping, it should be really much better.

This tea is very pleasant, unpretentious. It’s not a big tea but it is very correct for € 5.50/ 100 grams.

Some pics of dry leaf and wet leaf and liquor are available here : http://thevangeliste.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/pettiagalla-op1-mariage-freres/
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200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec
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mj
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I might have to try to read your blog to see if I remember any of my French :)

Ysaurella
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please do ! and at least my French is very nice vs my English ! :)

mj
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Your english is impeccable compared to my french ;)

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mj
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I might have to try to read your blog to see if I remember any of my French :)

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please do ! and at least my French is very nice vs my English ! :)

mj
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Your english is impeccable compared to my french ;)

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First, please forgive me for my English and all the grammatical mistakes you’ll find in my posts.
As English isn’t my mother tongue it sometimes makes things more difficult to express cleverly and accurately what I feel.

I was mainly in black flavoured teas, green as well if not bitter.
I’m now drinking much straight teas because my palate is now developed enough to appreciate them .

My favourite brands are : Taiwan tea Crafts, Teavivre, Mariage Frères,Theodor,Butiki Teas,Dammann Frères, Betjeman & Barton.
My ratings are as follow :

100 to 95 : my darlings; always in my cupboard (or very often ! )

94 to 90 : Excellent tea

89 to 80 : very good tea, a pleasure to drink it

79 to 70: not bad even quite nice, why not having it sometimes, but well,it’s not so urgent !

69 to 50 : Meh, deceptive or just not for me – but has some qualities

49 to 30 : I just don’t appreciate it

Under 30 : is this thing supposed to be tea ?!?!?

My tea blog (in French)
http://thevangeliste.wordpress.com/

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