I was absolutely taken out for the week by an unplanned tooth extraction and bridge prep and all the fun recovery that went along with it, so there’s a lot of catching up to do.

Day 4 was a lot of fun because of the variety across teas.
I can’t figure out how I feel about this one! It absolutely feels like drinking in a garden, with a wide variety of blooms and a hint of fruit. Rose, which is a favorite of mine, is one of the few florals I can distinguish; I don’t recognize many of the other flavors. I love that it’s bold and unique, and I keep coming back to smell it (including the packet that held the sachet!) But there’s one particular flavor that lingers just a little too long in the scent and taste, and while I don’t know what it is, I can say I’m not a fan. I think I’m going to skip a numerical rating on this one completely. Definitely glad I’ve tried it though – a fascinating tea!

Dammann Freres advent day 4

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Mom of 2, adjunct, and general homebody in California.

Great at buying tea, okay at drinking tea, awful at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.

My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!

90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.

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