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Easter weekend is officially over, so high-caffeine teas to jump-start the “real” week are in order.

As this tea brewed, it smelled like apple cider, which made me happy. But when I reached the six-minute mark (which is the proper brew time according to my swap package), the cider smell disappeared, and it was all guayusa. No matter the flavour, it always smells and tastes earthy and medicinal to me.

This is the third guayusa tea I’ve tried, and I guess I’m just not a fan of this particular herb. Which makes me feel bad, because Kaylee was so kind as to give me a large variety of flavours to try in our very first swap. Sorry!

Jude has requested to try some of this, so I’ll give him the remainder when we swap.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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