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drank Honey Yuzu by Tea Forte
1433 tasting notes

Smells like grapefruit and honey. There’s a flavour in here that is like neither of those notes, and is quite medicinal- like sweet mint (freshening) and powdery bee pollen, as opposed to liquid honey. It’s an interesting effect, on top of that very dry/vegetal green base. The outcome is like one of those Halls Honey drops, or some other cough candy! I’d place this tea in the category of ‘when I’m sick and want something hot, medicinal, a little sweet, and not fancy.’

Thank you, Arby, for sending me this! I was curious about this one and now I know.

Flavors: Citrus, Honey, Medicinal, Menthol, Vegetal

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 2 min, 0 sec
gmathis

We’d sneak those (Honey Halls), and Cherry Luden’s, into church when I was a kid and suck on them during particularly long sermons. Of course, when you’re 9, they’re all long :)

Crowkettle

Honey halls and similiar cough drops have gotten me through some seemingly trying times too. It always seems you cough or swallow more regularly and audibly during a lecture or a sermon, and it does give your mind something else to focus on if it feels like a slow one. :)

Lexie Aleah

the Halls berry breeze ones used to be my favorite now I opt for Burt’s Bees.

Crowkettle

Burt’s Bees is good stuff! I’ve never actually had the Berry Halls flavour before- it was usually Extra Strength (for real colds) or Honey in my household. :)

Arby

haha sorry to force this tea upon you. I thought it sounded gross and would have thrown it out otherwise. Maybe I should have.

Crowkettle

You have nothing to be sorry about! I’m the one who asked for your “tired, weary, and possibly not so great” teas. It makes your parcel more fun and surprising too; there are ones I’m really enjoying and others I never want to see again. It’s a good spread XD

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gmathis

We’d sneak those (Honey Halls), and Cherry Luden’s, into church when I was a kid and suck on them during particularly long sermons. Of course, when you’re 9, they’re all long :)

Crowkettle

Honey halls and similiar cough drops have gotten me through some seemingly trying times too. It always seems you cough or swallow more regularly and audibly during a lecture or a sermon, and it does give your mind something else to focus on if it feels like a slow one. :)

Lexie Aleah

the Halls berry breeze ones used to be my favorite now I opt for Burt’s Bees.

Crowkettle

Burt’s Bees is good stuff! I’ve never actually had the Berry Halls flavour before- it was usually Extra Strength (for real colds) or Honey in my household. :)

Arby

haha sorry to force this tea upon you. I thought it sounded gross and would have thrown it out otherwise. Maybe I should have.

Crowkettle

You have nothing to be sorry about! I’m the one who asked for your “tired, weary, and possibly not so great” teas. It makes your parcel more fun and surprising too; there are ones I’m really enjoying and others I never want to see again. It’s a good spread XD

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I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.

My favourites are teas like Milk Oolong, Silver Needle,and Japanese Sencha/Gyokuro, or fruity and floral flavoured ones. However, I generally enjoy ALL the teas, including a good old cup of Earl Grey or Breakfast blend.

FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS/NOTES:

DESSERT FLAVOURS
Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Butterscotch, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan, Butter

FRUIT & BERRIES
Citrus Fruits, Passionfruit, Banana, Pineapple, Melons, Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Elderberry, Persimmon, Rhubarb..

SPICES
Ginger, Turmeric, Clove-forward chai, Cardamom

AROMATIC & HERBACEOUS NOTES
Sandalwood, Frankincense, Juniper, Eucalyptus, Mints

FLORALS
Lavender, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac, Violet, etc.

VEGGIE/GRAIN NOTES
Spinach, Grass, Hay, Cucumber, Rice, Sweet Potato

Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
Stevia, Apple, Cocoa Nib, Almond, Licorice, Cinnamon-forward blends, Chinese Sencha

Subjective Rating System:
I don’t give a lot of low ratings out, since a) I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me, and b) I don’t have a lot of strong dislikes.

90-100: Favourites. The Desert Island Teas.
80-89: Loved teas. Possibly staple-worthy.
70-79: Good teas, but I’m less likely to repurchase. Minor quibbles.
60-69: Ok teas. Likely a few preference and/or quality issues.
50-59: Cup of meh. Will do in a pinch.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, an unholy abomination. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.

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