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Chai Kaimera drank Thé à l'Opéra by Mariage Frères

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A fruity green tea. It can have different flavors depending on brewing time: it starts out with a light floral taste but with longer brewing (about 5+ min?) the green tea begins to take over.

I tend to think of this as my “green Marco Polo” (even though MF does have a Thé Vert Marco Polo, and this is not it) because they have similar complex fruity/berry flavor. In the tin they even smell similar, but in the cup the l’Opéra is more floral and less berry.

COMMUTER NOTES: Loose tea. No problem with the leaves being left in the cup for a long time (and also tastes good cold).

Flavors: Berry, Floral, Fruity, Green

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(FYI: If I have a low numerical rating + “Would recommend” it means it’s a good quality tea but has something I personally don’t like. It’s not you, it’s me.)

Smaller and less deadly than its sister Chimera (“kai-mera”), the Chai-mera makes mischief by over-brewing tea, burning unguarded leaves, and kidnapping small livestock. It is typically found in the backs of cupboard and sometimes under beds where, if not aggravated, it can serve as a delightful foot warmer.

TEA RATINGS: My version of Steepster’s emoticon rating:
90-100 :D = One of my all-time favorites / a cupboard staple.
75-90 :9 = Pretty tasty!
50-75 :) = Quality tea but not to my taste OR Might drink again if gifted.
25-50 :/ = Ranges from drinkable to decent. (Wouldn’t go out of my way for it, but might finish what I have.)
01-25 XP = Down the drain with ye!

SEARCHING FOR: a good herbal or noncaf (no hibiscus, please).

I sometimes include a TRAVEL NOTES section about whether a tea stands up to rugged use (won’t overbrew in a thermos, can make a decent cup with hot tap water, etc).

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