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This is my semi-official tea when I visit the in-laws: it tastes great and it’s very hard to fuck up, so it’s really forgiving when I travel. I am going to miss this tea veeerrrry much when I run out. I found a similar-tasting tea from EsGreen, but the exchange rate is going to hurt.

I notice that one of my triggers for getting headaches is getting dehydrated. One of the big signs that I’m dehydrated is this feeling that my eyeballs are super tired and pressing down into my skull, like someone is pushing them into my sockets and keeping them there.

I’ve had this eye-socket feeling all day today, no matter how much liquid I drink. Even this tea hasn’t helped. However, I made sure to have it before 5 PM, which I think willl help me from getting the caffeine jitters before bed.

Overleafed this a bit, but it was still tolerable. Nice sweet smoky flavour.

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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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http://www.booksandtea.ca

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