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This was the last tea I tried before I left the house to visit my inlaws this weekend. It shall be a sore and trying time, for lo, they drinketh not the tea, nor even grace their kitchen with a kettle.

I brewed this up strong and used a few spoonfuls of leaf, then added ice. People were right about this being very hibiscus-y! And I agree that it’s unusual to see it mixed in with a black tea at all. I’m learning more and more that David’s is a big offender for mucking up their tea with hibiscus, but ah well.

This did turn out pretty nice with the ice and a bit of agave nectar added, but I didn’t get a lot of the secondary fruity flavours, like the mango, that are included on the ingredients list.

Happy weekend, everyone! May you all enjoy the World Cup final and avoid the path of any errant soccer hooligans.

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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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