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First of all, I love the name. I think I’m going to adopt ’Lil Immortal Green as my rapper name.

I also love the idea of a peach green tea. Remind me that I can’t mention the existence of this to my BF who likes all things peach just slightly more than all things pumpkin.

The smell in the sample packet is a rather generic stone fruit one, but the aroma and flavor of the steeped tea is much less so. I taste the passion fruit more than the peach in this cup, but that could be because of the vagueries of what showed up in my two spoons this morning.

I’m glad I have a bit more to try again. I wanted to love this. And I like it, but two things are keeping me from getting there 100 percent.

The aroma of the steeped tea has a note that I find off-putting. It might be the passion fruit, or it could be the marigold, or a combination of the two. It has a heaviness, almost a pungency, that takes away from what is a rather light fruity taste. I’d prefer if it smelled the way it tasted. Also, I’m detecting a tad more bitterness in the finish than I find happy-making, but that’s a very minor point. I probably wouldn’t have even noticed it if not for the aroma, because the contrast between that pungent smell and the flavor highlights it.

Still, this is unique enough that I might consider having some around. But you know, I’ve been saying I’ll come out of lock down for about 3 years now and I’m still not even close.

Flavors: Green, Peach

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 17 OZ / 500 ML

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I got obsessed with tea in 2010 for a while, then other things intruded, then I cycled back to it. I seem to be continuing that in for a while, out for a while cycle. I have a short attention span, but no shortage of tea.

I’m a mom, writer, gamer, lawyer, reader, runner, traveler, and enjoyer of life, literature, art, music, thought and kindness, in no particular order. I write fantasy and science fiction under the name J. J. Roth.

Personal biases: I drink tea without additives. If a tea needs milk or sugar to improve its flavor, its unlikely I’ll rate it high. The exception is chai, which I drink with milk/sugar or substitute. Rooibos and honeybush were my gateway drugs, but as my tastes developed they became less appealing — I still enjoy nicely done blends. I do not mix well with tulsi or yerba mate, and savory teas are more often a miss than a hit with me. I used to hate hibiscus, but I’ve turned that corner. Licorice, not so much.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own. But I don’t really find myself hating most things I try.

I try to rate teas in relation to others of the same type, for example, Earl Greys against other Earl Greys. But if a tea rates very high with me, it’s a stand out against all other teas I’ve tried.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is

90-94 Excellent; first rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Very good; will likely buy more

70-79 Good; would enjoy again, might buy again

60-69 Okay; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but likely won’t buy again

Below 60 Meh, so-so, iffy, or ick. The lower the number, the closer to ick.

I don’t swap. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I have way more tea than any one person needs and am not lacking for new things to try. Also, I have way too much going on already in daily life and the additional commitment to get packages to people adds to my already high stress level. (Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.)

That said, I enjoy reading folks’ notes, talking about what I drink, and getting to “know” people virtually here on Steepster so I can get ideas of other things I might want to try if I can ever again justify buying more tea. I also like keeping track of what I drink and what I thought about it.

My current process for tea note generation is described in my note on this tea: https://steepster.com/teas/mariage-freres/6990-the-des-impressionnistes

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