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2021 sipdown no. 47

Lexa is sipping this one down today to make room for the new CS order that should arrive early this week!

This one is tasty, but has a subtle fermented-like note that always bothered me just enough to not order a regular size pouch for our cupboard.

Dammann Frères Advent Day 23 (23-February 2021)

It’s Lexa’s birthday eve!

Yep, this is lemongrass-y. Lemongrass always reminds me of my time volunteering at a yoga studio many years ago – happy memories. There is also subtle hints of vanilla, lemon, and perhaps star anise, but the lemongrass is so string, these flavours get fairly lost unless I’m really concentrating on finding them.

Overall a good cuppa, but I don’t really need this one in my cupboard.

Dammann Frères Advent Day 22 (22-February 2021)

This one is very cherry-like! I’m not sure I could taste much else but cherry. The cherry flavouring that DF has is very realistic and I approve.

Sadly, I had a splitting headache and couldn’t truly enjoy my cup, but I still think this is a tasty tea.

2021 sipdown no. 46

I had the best of intentions and steeped this up with CS Assam Banaspaty but the scent wafting from the cup was turning my stomach and the cup got dumped haha. I’ll still count this as a sipdown because it’s gone from my cupboard now.

Onward!

Dammann Frères Advent Day 21 (21-February 2021)

This tea is delightful! The puffed rice blends nicely with the green base both the chocolate and orange is here and enjoyable. I really enjoy DF’s chocolate flavour, it makes me think of a thin chocolate biscuit one might have with tea. There’s hints of anise and hazelnut, but they stay in the background and are a lovely addition.

Lexa really liked this one too. This one will definitely make its way into a future DF order!

Earl Grey Cream/Creme comparison 3/3 (see also Camellia Sinensis and Bird & Blend)

Just Add Honey (elephants) boiling, 4 minutes
This one is muted in both bergamot and vanilla. The bergamot is more present, and has a slight edge, but nothing off-putting. There’s a slight creaminess to mellow everything out, but very little just to the end of the sip.

Earl Grey Cream/Creme comparison 2/3 (see also Camellia Sinensis and Just Add Honey)

2021 sipdown no. 45

Bird & Blend (seagulls) boiling, 4 minutes
At first sip, the vanilla is most apparent here (but not so much that it’s bothering my stomach). The bergamot comes in behind and is pretty mellow. There’s a definite sweetness throughout the entire sip.

Earl Grey Cream/Creme comparison 1/3 (see also Bird & Blend & Just Add Honey)

Camellia Sinensis (narwhal) 200° F, 4 minutes
The bergamot is somewhat floral here and the creaminess seems minimal, but still there to take the edge of the bergamot off, which is nice. There’s a sweetness at the end of the sip reminiscent of adding just a hint of vanilla sugar.

Dammann Frères Advent Day 20 (20-February 2021)

This tea is AMAZING. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been dancing around the house all morning to old school tunes that make me think of home and my early 20’s or what.

I really wanted to add this one to my order from December solely due to the fingerlime, which I have a bizarre intrigue with since becoming obsessed with Masterchef Australia many years ago. Alas, I didn’t add it because what if the bergamot didn’t agree with me and 100g…now I just have to place a new order because I love it so much. This is definitely a sign that I need to just live sometimes.

The dry tea had a delightful grapefruit scent. The bergamot is here, but mellowed out. And there’s a hint of sweetness that is perhaps the fingerlime in the background. The base is strong, but also mellow and balanced with the ingredients. Lexa enjoyed her cuppa too, but I loved it so much she donated half of her cup to me so I could enjoy more haha!

I really didn’t realize how much I’ve been drinking this one! I maybe have 2-3 cups worth remaining! And naturally, I just placed a CS order yesterday. Sigh.

I feel like sipping something down so quickly without even realizing really does speak volumes to enjoying it, at least for me. The maple and base here work so well, and there’s just enough maple to make it deliciously sweet.