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drank Grey Grove Black Tea by 52teas
2170 tasting notes

Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge
July 2022 → A lime tea

I’m so incredibly behind on my tasting notes. I don’t think I’ve sat down to write one in a month. It’s been a busy, eventful, overwhelming, stressful few weeks. I managed to drink the tea but not much else. My therapist will get an earful this afternoon.

[Side Note: I’m so glad to have all of you here, my online tea friends. You’re so much easier to talk to than “real” friends, or maybe it’s just that it’s easier to type into the void than to speak feelings to someone face-to-face. Either way, I’m grateful for you.]

If you’re one who goes back and reads old notes, I wouldn’t even bother with mine. They are going to be very brief, if I write anything at all. I just like to have a log sometimes.

This is my lime tea for July’s sipdown challenge (again, behind). I wasn’t sure if I would notice the lime, but I do! It also has this really lovely creaminess behind it. Definitely a unique and delicious take on an Earl Grey.

Flavors: Creamy, Lime

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 3 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Lifetime student. Lover of books and paper and ink. Kitchen dweller. Aspiring herbalist, excessively proud cat lady, and tea fanatic. Thirty-something elder millennial. She/her.

I love flavored black teas most of all, always with cream and honey. I enjoy floral and fruity teas, as well as flavored or scented ones. I’m not overly fond of green or white teas, but I’ve found a few that I enjoy.

I’m open to tea swaps and/or just sharing what’s in my tea cabinet! Please reach out if you see something I have that you’d like to try. I do my best to update my cupboard regularly.

Favorites
Any and all black teas, smoky teas, raspberry, strawberry, red fruits, bergamot, chai spices, floral teas, caramel/toffee, jasmine, rose, vanilla, peaches, plums, valerian root, cinnamon, cardamom

Not a huge fan
White teas, green teas, artificial sweeteners, sarsaparilla, licorice, lemongrass, lavender, hot hibiscus, hibiscus in black tea blends

Rating Scale

1-20: By far, one of the worst teas I’ve tasted. I most certainly will not finish my cup and will likely “gift” the rest to my sweet husband, James, who almost always enjoys the teas I dislike (and vice versa).

21-49: This tea is not good, but if I mix it with another tea or find another steeping method I might be able to finish it.

50-69: This one is just okay. I might drink it again if someone were to give it to me, but I probably won’t be buying more for myself.

70-79: This is a consistently good tea. It’s reliable but not necessarily special.

80-90: This one is a notch above the rest and I would gladly enjoy a cup of it any day of the week. I’ll likely be keeping this in my cupboard, but it isn’t one of my all-time favorites.

91-95: One small change and this tea would be perfect. I’ll definitely have a stash of this in my kitchen if you come over for tea.

96-100: No words can describe this tea. It’s an experience, an aha moment. Closed eyes, wide smile, encompassing warmth. Absolutely incredible. Perfect.

Updated May 2022.

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