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Arby drank Sweet Roast Green Tea by Mauna Kea Tea

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This is a very green tea grown in the USA (Big Island, Hawaii). As the name suggests, this is a green tea with a light roastiness to it.

The green flavour is vegetal, astringent but not bitter or sour at all. It is kind of a tangy tingle on your tongue. The tannin level is good, but the water here makes it a bit difficult for me to taste the subtleties in the tea (because I’m not used to what the water itself tastes like.) The roast on it is perfect, and it brings out a light sweetness. It reminds me a bit of tobacco smoke and beach wood. Not nutty or bark, more like the faintest hint of woody stems. It is an ok tea but very green. I recommend it for fans of green tea. If you don’t like vegetal teas, you probably will not enjoy this one as much as green tea fans.

Note, this is a bagged tea but is high quality. It is loose leaf tea put into baggies. You could cut open the teabag if you preferred.

Flavors: Astringent, Green, Green Wood, Roasted, Sweet, Tea, Toasted, Vegetal, Wood

Preparation

140 °F / 60 °C 4 min, 30 sec 2 g 17 OZ / 500 ML

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

My cupboard is mostly up to date. For a more comprehensive list, see my stash spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HjWKR3um-xEnj6HC9vMvKXOAyj_bpW5u_2ixEC20-k/edit?usp=sharing
Most of these are only tiny samples/I can’t always spare any, but feel free to ask.

Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, anise, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

Favourite tea types
Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, fruit blends without hibiscus, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks, Longjing

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, green apple, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, turmeric, mushroom/fungus, vegetal and savoury

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Animal products: [confectioners glaze, gelatine, milk-based natural flavours, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)
Stevia