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I don’t drink this tea often, and when I do I underleaf it slightly, but the flavour is still quite strong. I’ll probably have this in my cupboard for a while. However, I will be rather sad when I run out, as it’s unique among my cupboard for having sage and rosemary in it. This is a nice savoury accompaniment in the evenings – good for having after a pasta dinner.

I wonder what other savoury teas like this are out there?

EDIT: Oooh, this is note #666!

OMGsrsly

Woohoo! 666! :D

Singing Dog (I think) has a vanilla-blackberry-sage tea, but it is a black tea. It’s not bad, but IMO needs more sage.

Christina / BooksandTea

That sounds like a weird combination to me. Vanilla and blackberry together I get, but sage?

OMGsrsly

Oh, but the combination is good. I don’t think that the balance in it is right though. (Think blackberries macerated a bit with fresh sage and sugar, and poured over vanilla ice cream… Or strawberries and balsamic over vanilla ice cream. Both surprisingly delicious.)

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OMGsrsly

Woohoo! 666! :D

Singing Dog (I think) has a vanilla-blackberry-sage tea, but it is a black tea. It’s not bad, but IMO needs more sage.

Christina / BooksandTea

That sounds like a weird combination to me. Vanilla and blackberry together I get, but sage?

OMGsrsly

Oh, but the combination is good. I don’t think that the balance in it is right though. (Think blackberries macerated a bit with fresh sage and sugar, and poured over vanilla ice cream… Or strawberries and balsamic over vanilla ice cream. Both surprisingly delicious.)

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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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