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Christina / BooksandTea drank Mulberry White Tea by RiverTea

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Another backlog from last week – and it’s a sipdown.

I wasn’t a fan of this tea brewed up hot, so I thought I’d turn the remainder into iced tea last week. It’s better iced, but I’m still not a fan of the flavours in this blend. It’s got this musty sweetness to it that I don’t like – I really want it to taste juicy instead.

Ah well. Another tea down! And now that it’s officially autumn, my iced tea habits will wind down. I’m still making one last pitcher or two of watermelon mint tea from Davids, but that’s just because I’m in denial.

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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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