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Treated myself to a pot of this since it’s the weekend and mid-way through realized Biden won the presidency! A bunch of people in my apartment complex started screaming in celebration off their balconies. I didn’t join in, but it made me happy to see and hear so many people feel the same way. :)

It’s been a while since I’ve had this tea, and I love my cheaper replacement, but this is just so good. Nothing compares! Jasmine scent is so strong and light at the same time, and the tea is perfectly smooth.

I actually got more good news – my girlfriend will be in the same neighborhood as yellow mountain tea house (where this tea is from) today while she’s out with her sister. And, she said she’ll pick me up some tea if I send her my order! The question now becomes: do I spent too much money on tea? Or, do I spend waaay too much money on tea? :)

Having a FANTASTIC friday thanks to Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizon & Nevada (so far). I left this tea over-steeping for at least 10 minutes and it’s not even bitter – I don’t know what kind of witchcraft this is, but I’m here for it!

This is my new go-to morning tea. It gets really bitter if I oversteep it, but the jasmine smell is always perfect. I just realized that Steepster seems to allow some text formatting, so I’m going to use this post to test it out.

So far, I know putting an asterisk before and after a word makes it bold

Update: not sure of what allowed text formatting there is besides bold and italics aside from hack-y html injections that messed stuff up!

I’ve been wanting to try Genmai-cha. This is a box I got at the Korean grocery store, H-mart. “Genmai-cha Green Tea with Roasted Rice”. I was actually a little nervous after smelling the bag. The roasted rice is not a joke! I wasn’t sure how i’d like it in tea, but I’d say it’s pleasant overall. I expected more vegetal green tea flavor though. All I really notice is the roasted rice smell and taste – which is nice, just not as complex as i was expecting. Will definitely drink it again and see how i like it. Not bad for what was probably around $3 for a box of tea bags.

Nice – very minty, doesn’t completely overpower the green tea. I’m a fan of mint in general and the flavor on this one seems different and better than others I’ve tried somehow. That’s all I’ll say for now, cause I’ve been writing about tea enough this morning!

A sample sachet of this came with my last order from H&S. I’ve never tried and kind of sencha before. I was taken aback by how vegetal this one smelled! It reminds me of creamed corn – a little scary to be honest. And, this green tea actually came out green rather than yellow.. I’m in uncharted territory! Reviewing this is tricky because i’m too busy being suprised at how different it is to really pay attention to how it tastes or how much I like it. It’s crazy bitter, though. Very sharp.

Update – nope, I hate it. Hahaha. I respect how different it is but I have to be honest with what my taste buds are actually telling me. After the Chinese flower, this one is killing me with the bitterness and strong sweet-vegetable smell. I love that it does have flavor, but I’ll pass on this one for now.

I grabbed a tagalong tin of this from Harney & Sons when I bought the Queen Catherine. Trying to branch out from Jasmine green teas to see if I like any other flavored green teas. The sachets are beautiful – hot pink and blue petals with orange skin pieces and green tea. Smells very bright. After brewing, the color was a slightly cloudy light yellow. In the tea itself, I smell mostly citrus, especially lemon. It isn’t bitter at all (I almost wish it was a little) and tastes more fruity & bright than anything else to me. Might be brewing it too weak, but not my favorite! Will of course give it another shot later especially since it’s so pretty.

Wow.. I am confused by this tea, haha. It doesn’t seem bitter.. at all? But it still tastes like black tea..? This is good – glad I bought it after Martin’s glowing review. This is one I can definitely see adding to my morning routine. I made it a little too weak, I think, so just rating it 80 now, but will come back to this tea later. I can see this becoming a new favorite!

Picked this up on a trip to the Korean grocery store. I spent way too much money (on mostly random snacks and desserts, but I have no regrets!) I got a cute little tea pot and tea cup set too. Anyway!
This tea has the perfect jasmine aroma. The green tea is fine, a lot more bitter than the pearls I’ve had but good nonetheless! Goes very nicely with the smell of the jasmine. I’m happy to have found a cheaper jasmine tea I can have on a daily basis! :D

This is one of my favorite black teas from a sampler my girlfriend got me for my anniversary. After steeping for 3 minutes, it’s like an orange tourmaline in color. Very pretty. Not what I would think of for my usual black teas, though. I like this one a lot because it’s not really bitter at all, just a little astringent. The flavor reminds me of honey (without all the sweetness) but that might just be an association! I’m not sure what makes an orange pekoe different from any other black tea, but I’m a fan of this one regardless!

Oh, and Happy Halloween! :D