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It’s St. Patrick’s Day. I need green tea. The leaves of this tea are very green. So why not? I’m having another go of the Dragonwell this morning.

Last time I had it I found the tea was very weak. So this time I used double the leaf (probably 2 tbsp) and made sure to steep for a good 3 minutes. The amazing thing about Teavivre is that I still have a good pinch of leaves left over in the sample so I can brew up one last straight cup.

So, this attempt turned out much better than my previous one: lovely light amber liquor, stronger taste, with nice vegetal notes and little astringency. However, I still don’t think Dragonwell is the green tea for me. I think I like things to be a bit sweeter. I’ll finish off the sample some time and call it a day.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec 6 tsp 24 OZ / 709 ML

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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