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drank Mango Lassi by Butiki Teas
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drank Aged Earl Grey by Numi Organic Tea
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Used a tea bag for convenience. Bagged tea is great for mornings when you can’t decide which loose leaf to dig out. I downed the cup without really making note of tea (Assam) or bergamot strength and quality (bergamot orange peel sits with tea to impart its oils gradually rather than using oil extracts). Doesn’t mean a bad cuppa – I would have made note if it wasn’t good – rather, this tells me this can be a convenient go-to tea, especially on-the-go when I can’t be precise with all my tea accoutrements.

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205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec
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I had mistakenly associated this with Samovar’s Earl Grey which uses Chinese tea from old growth tea bushes from Yunnan region. It was the “aged” descriptor that caused confusion (and that it was 5:00 am, having been woken with a nosebleed.) But tea makes me feel better and distracted trying to find Australian tea bloggers on YouTube. Reading other tasting notes for Aged Earl Grey reminded me I just had an Assam, not the malty notes I remember Assam being. This tea deserves a future tasting note because, clearly, I am out of it this morning.

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drank Blueberry by Lupicia
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Ha! Joke’s on me: added a tea bag of Bigelow’s Wild Blueberry Acai thinking to add antioxidants to my blueberry-scented tea and after steeping, I taste mostly hibiscus. So this really is a tasting note for a Bigelow tea. I actually remember buying this Bigelow herbal two years ago when my tea habit was mostly mint and chamomile, and definitely unflavored.

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drank Blueberry Zabaglione by 52teas
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This was a one cup sample that did not have freeze-dried blueberries but the scent is definitely there. I had Lupicia’s blueberry black tea this morning and the two are different. At first my impression was Lupicia had more blueberry but that is because it is one note. However, I did hope Blueberry Zab would be more creamy (I don’t know how old this sample is, so that may be a factor). The Strawberry Zab was more dessert-like and to my liking but I am glad for the sample.

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205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 30 sec

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drank Blueberry by Lupicia
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Blueberry-fragrant, mild tea (Ceylon, maybe). Can’t wait to experiment this with other dessert teas like my Earl Grey Cheesecake. Will report if this resteeps well but my experience tells me probably not. (From Lupicia Happy Bag 2013).
Second steep: less blueberry fragrance but still a hint. The tea is very flavorful but I did use less water (4.5 tsp tea/500 ml water).

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Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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I’m so conflicted whether to re-up my 52Teas 12 month subscription. It is very nice not stressing whether to pick up an unusual flavor offering, knowing every one will come to me. On the other hand, one does get swamped with tea. I see my last tasting note was Mar 2012 and although I don’t log every tasting, I’m fairly sure I’ve only had three or four cups of this. I love the orange scent from this cup while sipping it hot but I am looking forward to trying it cold. Iced tea takes forethought from me since we don’t bother to make ice in cubes regularly. I plan to reuse this cold steeped in the fridge just as I did with the Walter Bishop and Strawberry Rhubarb Pie honeybush.

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Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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drank Earl Grey Supreme by Harney & Sons
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Blended 2tsp EG Supreme with 2tsp Lupicia’s Strawberry and Vanilla (a green tea) at 180* for 2 min. Works for me.

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180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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First, I have to admit draw to Mariage Frere is the look and shape of its round tin. Then, this particular tea choice is that this is one of only three or four MF that local Williams-Sonoma carry. I already have Marco Polo, have tons of Earl Grey from other tea companies and have a hankering to branch into Darjeelings after my introduction to a sample of Adagio’s Sungma Summer. PLUS, I loved the Darjeeling in 52teas’ Earl Grey Cheesecake. To sum, I drank this to reminisce about other tea experiences and hopefully to create new ones. Darjeeling is a favorite of my MIL so I associate it with afternoon tea sessions with savories like quiche and cucumber salad sandwiches. My recommendation, drink this tea if it is easily available and know it is a gateway tea to better tasting FF Darjeelings. This Princeton is a blend from different estates so, taste-wise, it is a middle-of-the-road experience that isn’t worth the import premium unless you are like me and like vanity tins. This tea won’t be replaced unless you count my eventual refilling (probably with Ovation Teas liquidation Darjeelings I picked up recently). End of review and sorry for all the name-dropping in the process.

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Boiling 3 min, 30 sec

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drank Tazo Chai by Tazo
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Unexpected visit to the parents’ leaves me with options limited to random selection that I left months ago. Note to self to replenish Earl Grey, and maybe even an infuser so I can leave some loose leaf. This tea bag chai is more than acceptable because my parents only have REALLY cheap Chinese supermarket teas which I will drink in a pinch.
I really do feel if you drink green tea for the antioxidants, then the tea quality should be a factor if only for better taste but try telling that to my mum.
Anyway, this chai is nice and strong with strong scent and flavour of cloves and ginger much like a ginger snap cookie. I’ve resteeped twice because it’s my only black tea bag left and the resulting cups were acceptable considering water temp is unknown and was steeped for as long as an IPad can distract me.

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Boiling 5 min, 30 sec

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Serendipity comes in the form of Lemon Dreams as I am looking for a honeybush to soothe my sore throat, maybe with chamomile to help me sleep. The company’s description is spot on in that it’s not overly floral but still that magic touch of apple/hay from chamomile. The lemon is lighter than the dry tea smell suggests so I don’t consider this a dessert tea but very enjoyable. I guess I can throw chamomile and honeybush together but my experience tells me it’s never just like a professionally blended tea. I really like it but wouldn’t rate it super high score just to give perspective to my favorites such as Earl Grey Cheesecake – for an every day tea when I want a chamomile, this scores ten out of ten.

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