Inkling Advent Day 6. I received this tea in a swap many years ago before I started leaving Steepster notes, and I remember absolutely loving it at the time. I don’t enjoy it as much this time around. The flavoring is giving me more of a chocolate liqueur vibe when paired with the slightly astringent black tea. Maybe different brewing methods would help, but I don’t really find myself liking H&S teas these days, so I’m not sure. I was still glad to try this again after all these years though!
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I’m an event planner who always has multiple mugs of tea beside me. Hobbies other than tea include board games, video games, cooking international dishes, science fiction, hiking, jigsaw puzzles, tap dancing, reading, listening to podcasts, and playing with my troublesome kitties.
Favorite flavors: dessert flavors, nutty, melon, mint, strawberry, anything rooibos-related.
Don’t prefer: Smoky, rosemary, savory flavors, floral (other than lavender), plain tea.
I always drink flavored tea, and preferably caffeine-free or black. I’ll try just about anything though! Let me know if you’re interested in a swap!
My ratings are kind of meaningless, but basically
90-100 pretty perfect
80-89 really good
70-79 good, but not the best
60-69 okay, but probably not for me
1-59 varying degrees of dislike
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I used to love this one but sometimes it is just off, hard to describe
Been years since I’ve had it, but at the time, I remember drawing the same “just off” conclusion.