Bio
      My Rating Criteria:
95 to 100:  Top shelf stuff.  Loved this tea and highly recommend it
90 to 94:  Excellent.  Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase
80 to 89:  Good but not great.  I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects.  I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again
70 to 79:  Average at best.  Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again
60 to 69:  Sub-par.  Low quality tea, barely palatable
59 and below:  Bleh
Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas.  My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs.  That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.
For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion.  I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard.  After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me.  I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though.  I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.
Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.
IG:  https://www.instagram.com/melucky
      Location
      around Chicago