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drank Mt. Kenya Black by JusTea
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I made this cup this morning because I was super tired and needed a caffeine kick.

The smell of it is really interesting – malt, raisins and an unexpected burst of citrus. Taste wise, this is mostly malt, with a pleasant amount of bitterness, and then a hint of citrus on the finish.

I finished most of this cup, and then decided to have a nap on the couch when I realized that I couldn’t focus my eyes.

The rest of this cup I drank cold, and it was also very nice.

Thank you to Lindsay for this sample!

Flavors: Bitter, Citrus, Malt, Raisins

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Lindsay
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I wish there were an easy way to actually measure caffeine content in teas, so I’d know what to drink when I need to wake up. :)

Anlina
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Me too! Teabox actually has caffeine content (high, med, low) listed on their teas, and it’s not just by tea type (a surprising number of black teas are listed as being low caffeine), but it would be nice to have that kind of info for all companies and also know how they go about testing it, or if they just guess.

Anlina
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Though I don’t think any amount of caffeine would have been enough this morning.

Lindsay
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I know that feeling.

Nicole
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This one is really super with some light cream, too. :)

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Lindsay
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I wish there were an easy way to actually measure caffeine content in teas, so I’d know what to drink when I need to wake up. :)

Anlina
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Me too! Teabox actually has caffeine content (high, med, low) listed on their teas, and it’s not just by tea type (a surprising number of black teas are listed as being low caffeine), but it would be nice to have that kind of info for all companies and also know how they go about testing it, or if they just guess.

Anlina
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Though I don’t think any amount of caffeine would have been enough this morning.

Lindsay
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I know that feeling.

Nicole
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This one is really super with some light cream, too. :)

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

Location

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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