drank Guei Fei by Camellia Sinensis
1440 tasting notes

This tea is so tasty! I have such mixed feelings on the Gui Fei it seems. I loved Butiki, did not enjoy Taiwan Tea Crafts, and now love this one.

I only have one more cups worth in my sample and I’ve drank 2-3 steeps of each cups worth from the sample and each one has been so tasty I’ve sipped it down far too quickly.

The floral aspect is very much toned down and far more in the background here as just an accent, if that. There’s a sweet baked type flavour with very little to almost no mineral, oolong-y type flavour that I’m not much of a fan of.

I don’t think this review really does this tea a lot of justice, but it’s a re-order for sure.

1st steep 4 minutes
2nd steep 5.5 minutes

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 g 14 OZ / 414 ML
derk

oh yeah, that’s a solid tea

LuckyMe

So many good reviews here for Camellia Sinensis. I need to give them a try.

Courtney

It really is derk!

LuckyMe I’ve been so impressed with CS so far and I’m planning a third order already hah!

Cameron B.

I remember liking the Gui Fei from What-cha as well, just the TTC one was too floral for me?

Courtney

Good to know Cameron! I’ll have to add the What-cha to my wishlist.

Leafhopper

I also really like the Gui Fei from Camellia Sinensis, and they have a nice roasted Dong Ding and some good green Taiwanese oolongs as well. They’re my go-to tea company in Canada!

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derk

oh yeah, that’s a solid tea

LuckyMe

So many good reviews here for Camellia Sinensis. I need to give them a try.

Courtney

It really is derk!

LuckyMe I’ve been so impressed with CS so far and I’m planning a third order already hah!

Cameron B.

I remember liking the Gui Fei from What-cha as well, just the TTC one was too floral for me?

Courtney

Good to know Cameron! I’ll have to add the What-cha to my wishlist.

Leafhopper

I also really like the Gui Fei from Camellia Sinensis, and they have a nice roasted Dong Ding and some good green Taiwanese oolongs as well. They’re my go-to tea company in Canada!

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos (green preferable to red), herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens (mango or pineapple, yum!).

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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Last updated January 2023.

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