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Drinking a tea that was a free sample from The Clipper Ship Tea Company, a flavored rooibos called Citrus Rose. The ingredients for this are rooibos, grapefruit, pineapple, papaya, mango, lemon, rose buds, and rosehips. It’s got a strong savory note from the rooibos and an almost as strong sweet note from the fruits. The fruit flavors in this one are fairly well mixed. I can’t pick out any of them individually. It is pretty good and I might consider buying at some point. If any Steepsterites are on Long Island, Clipper Ship Tea Company is an excellent tea store. They have a large variety of tea and teaware. Nearly all their teaware though is aimed at Western brewing. I didn’t notice any small pots or gaiwans there today although I have seen some small ones there in the past. I guess most of their customers Western brew their tea. They do have really nice teawares. I would photograph them for my Instagram account but they have a no photography policy. I think letting people take pictures and post them online would actually boost their business but that’s not the opinion of the owner. The owner of the store is also not a part of Steepster. There has been a rumor they will soon have a website for at least a year now but it hasn’t happened yet. If you live anywhere near Northport Long Island it is worth a trip. They sell over 200 teas.