I had this cup to-go yesterday afternoon at my local DT, and I have to admit it was quite a pleasant surprise. It was one of the teas of the day yesterday, and based on my small iced sample, I asked for a hot cup with no sweetener.

I definitely get the naturally sweet flavours that other people have mentioned in other reviews here. It doesn’t remind me of vanilla cake so much as it does of white chocolate cookies. This is pretty weird, because I really really dislike white chocolate, so finding a tea that I LIKE that reminds me of it is surprising.

I may get some of this to keep in my cupboard once I it the end of my tea buying hiatus. However, I know that Yunomi.us also sells mulberry leaf tea. Should I just buy it plain from there or stick to this version here?

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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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