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Yun Nan Gold from Two Hills Tea

Style: Yunnan Gold – Region: Yunnan, China

67 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Apr. 22nd, 2013

This tea has a kind of salty flavor. It's pretty good. I added cream and sugar.

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Greenfield Estate Ceylon Black Tea from Arbor Teas

Style: Ceylon Black Tea – Region: Sri Lanka / Ceylon

73 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Apr. 22nd, 2013

I like this tea. It has a mild flavor, not quite as strong as I sometimes like tea, but still really good. I added cream and sugar.

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Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea from Arbor Teas

Style: Oriental Beauty – Region: Anhui, China

43 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 1/5
Apr. 19th, 2013

This tea has an overwhelming honey-like aroma that I find a bit repulsive. I don't like the flavor of honey much, though. I brewed it for 10 minutes to make it strong enough, and the flavor was still pretty subtle and watery-tasting, but it's okay. It's interesting. I don't usually like oolongs much, so I probably like...

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Assam Tea from Mountain Rose Herbs

Style: Assam – Region: Assam, India

70 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Apr. 14th, 2013

This tea has a slightly smoky, sweet aroma. The tea is kind of dry tasting, but it has a crisp flavor. It's a bit bitter when I brew it strong enough. It tastes kind of like lapsang souching. I added cream and sugar.

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Irish Breakfast from Twinings

Style: Irish Breakfast – Region: ?????

77 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Apr. 12th, 2013

I like this tea. It's strong. It doesn't seem very notable. I added cream and sugar.

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English Breakfast from Twinings

Style: English Breakfast – Region: ?????

50 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Apr. 11th, 2013

I'm not crazy about the flavor of this tea. It's a little bitter, and very sensitive to brewing time. I brewed it for 2 minutes and that seems to be optimal. I usually brew tea for at least 4 minutes because I like it strong. I added cream and sugar.

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Korakundah Estate Nilgiri FOP Black Tea from Arbor Teas

Style: Black Tea – Region: Nilgiri, India

67 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Apr. 5th, 2013

This tea has a really sweet flavor. It tastes rich and strong, and not bitter at all. It's interesting. I like it. I added cream and sugar.

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Organic Breakfast Blend Tea from Stash Tea

Style: Black Tea – Region: Blend

47 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Apr. 1st, 2013

This tea has a kind of bitter aroma and slightly bitter flavor. There wasn't anything about the flavor that I particularly liked, it just seemed kind of boring, but it was okay. I added cream and sugar.

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Roasted Tea Hoji-cha (16 ct.) from Yamamotoyama

Style: Hojicha – Region: Japan

77 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 26th, 2013

This tea is good. I'm surprised, because I usually feel indifferent about hojicha, but this tea tastes less green than usual, and it has a rich, crisp flavor. I added cream and sugar.

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Boston Harbour Tea Bags from Boston Harbour Tea

Style: Black Tea – Region: Blend

60 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Mar. 24th, 2013

This tea is kind of bland and boring, but I like it anyway. I added cream and sugar.

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Darjeeling from Twinings

Style: Darjeeling Black Tea – Region: Darjeeling, India

67 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 16th, 2013

This tea is pretty good, actually. I'm surprised because I don't usually like darjeeling or Twinings that much. I often find Twinings teas to be too bitter, and darjeeling teas to be too sickly sweet/vegetal tasting, but in this tea, the qualities seem to balance each other out, and it tastes like a normal, pretty good...

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Darjeeling (teabag) from Ahmad Tea

Style: Darjeeling Black Tea – Region: Darjeeling, India

57 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Mar. 14th, 2013

I'm not usually a big fan of darjeeling teas. It tastes kind of bitter and vegetal, and I don't like those qualities. It's not as strong and rich as the kinds of black teas that I like more. It tastes kind of dry. I added cream and sugar.

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English Breakfast (Teabags) from Ahmad Tea

Style: English Breakfast – Region: Blend

70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 6th, 2013

This tea is good. It's strong and not too bitter, the way I like it. It tastes really thick. I added cream and sugar.

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Houjicha Roasted Green Tea from Wegmans

Style: Hojicha – Region: Japan

63 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 6th, 2013

This tea is pretty good. I don't usually like this kind of tea a lot, but it has an interesting, somewhat pleasant flavor. I added cream and sugar.

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Lapsang Souchong Organic Tea from Wegmans

Style: Lapsang Souchong – Region: China

70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 24th, 2013

This tea smells like a campfire. The smoky aroma is kind of strong. I like it, but I could probably get tired of it easily. It tastes kind of weirdly sweet. I have mixed feelings about the flavor. I added cream and sugar.

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Nilgiri Select Black Tea from Wegmans

Style: Black Tea – Region: Nilgiri, India

73 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 23rd, 2013

This tea is good. It has a mild flavor, I think I would like it more if it were a little sharper, but it's still really good. I added cream and sugar.

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Darjeeling Estate Organic Black Tea from Wegmans

Style: Darjeeling Black Tea – Region: Darjeeling, India

73 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Feb. 19th, 2013

I like this tea. It smells kind of smoky. The flavor was a little bland when I first tried it, but started tasting more flavorful as I was drinking the cup. I added cream and sugar.

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Assam Organic Tea from Wegmans

Style: Assam – Region: India

60 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Feb. 19th, 2013

This tea is pretty good. It's not very interesting or notable. I added cream and sugar.

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Organic Irish Breakfast Black Tea from Wegmans

Style: Irish Breakfast – Region: India

80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 13th, 2013

This tea is good. It's strong and not too bitter. I added cream and sugar.

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Organic English Breakfast from Wegmans

Style: English Breakfast – Region: Blend

67 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 12th, 2013

The aroma is kind of unpleasantly sweet, but the flavor is really good. It's crisp, and not too bitter. I added cream and sugar.

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Organic Pai Mu Tan White Peony from Wegmans

Style: White Peony Tea – Region: China

60 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Feb. 11th, 2013

This tea is pretty good. It turned out really light-colored when I first brewed it, compared to other white peony teas. It also took a long time. It's pretty flavorful - it has a nice sweet flavor, but it doesn't have the same intensity to it as the Prince of Peace tea that I always drink. I don't like it as much. I ad...

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Ceylon Breakfast Black Tea from Wegmans

Style: Ceylon Black Tea – Region: Sri Lanka / Ceylon

70 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 9th, 2013

This tea is good. It's not too bitter. It tastes a little fruity. I added cream and sugar.

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Superfine Tan Yang Gong Fu Black Tea from TeaVivre

Style: Black Tea – Region: Fu'an, Fujian, China

67 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 2/5
Feb. 6th, 2013

This tea is pretty good. I added cream and sugar. I tried to brew a second infusion and it didn't work.

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Organic Superfine Keemun Fragrant Black Tea from TeaVivre

Style: Keemun – Region: Huangshan, Anhui, China

67 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
Feb. 6th, 2013

This tea has a sweet aroma that I like. The flavor is a little weird, but it's okay. I added cream and sugar.

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Golden Monkey Black Tea from TeaVivre

Style: Golden Monkey – Region: Fujian, China

80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Feb. 1st, 2013

This tea is interesting. I like it. It has an aftertaste that I don't quite know how to describe, but it's not bitter. It tastes rich, a little like bread or something. I added cream and sugar.

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