Absolutely wonderful! The banana and coconut are very light, natural additions to this tea. There’s a slight fruitiness that I attribute to the Assam. (I haven’t had PTA by itself, so I can only guess.) The dry and wet leaves smell SO GOOD. Crazy, dessert-y cake good. The tea base is very mellow, no astringency, which I would have expected from the 4-minute steep time. I’m glad I was wrong. Creaminess creeps in at the end of each sip. The second steep tones down the fruity tropical flavors and brings out buttery caramel toffee goodness. Yeeessss. I’m in love. I’ll need to be careful to ration it out until my next Butiki order. (:
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I am still relatively new to loose leaf, as I have only been drinking it since 2013. I’m amazed at how much my tastes have changed just over the past year. I have met such lovely, kind individuals on Steepster and am so glad to have become a part of this community.
Pure black teas are my favorite. I drink black tea daily and I try to keep a variety on hand. I also enjoy white tea, puerh, and the occasional oolong. Matcha is something that I love though I haven’t tried a large variety. The very good matcha that I’ve had is quite expensive. In general I try to stay away from flavored teas—especially those with artificial flavorings—but I will make rare exceptions, and I do enjoy a well crafted blend of straight teas. Things I (usually) don’t like: green oolongs, rooibos, straight green teas.
Rating System
90+ The very best! Teas that I always need in my cupboard!
85-89 Teas that I enjoy immensely and will try to keep around.
80-84 Makes a very pleasing cup. I will enjoy drinking them, but won’t necessarily try to keep around. (There are exceptions.)
70-79 Decent, but could be better.
60-69 Mediocre.
40-59 Gross. I might still try to finish the cup.
39 & under Undrinkable. I probably dumped this cup. Depending on the specific rating, I probably threw the rest of the tea out as well.
Some of my favorite tea companies are:
-Whispering Pines Tea Co.
-Verdant Tea
-Mandala Tea
