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Dinahsaur

Dinahsaur drank Assam by two leaves and a bud

I can’t stop drinking this tea of a busy morning. I’ve started noticing that each morning that I’m in a rush and need to get a quick tea fix, this is the first thing I grab! I’m almost out, so I really need to order a box sometime soon.

I really cannot express enough how impressed I am with this. By no means is it the most superb breakfast tea I’ve had, but it’s very good and I’m always surprised at how tasty it is coming in a bag and all.

2012-03-20 12:32:29 -0400

190 °F / 87 °C

3 min 30 sec

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Jennifer 2012-04-05 03:16:19 -0400

Any other non-bagged Assam recommendations? I need a strong black now that I’m out of McN’s Earl Grey and would you believe I’ve NEVER tried assam? (FOR SHAME! I can hear the brits now).

Dinahsaur 2012-04-05 10:57:04 -0400

Hahaha, oh Jenn, you crack me up. Anyway! I’m actually not very knowledgeable on Assam teas either, so you’re not alone! For non-bagged options, unfortunately the only strong blacks I can think of are from tea vendors that are either not available anywhere but if you find them at a local festival, or whose names I don’t know since I get them locally! I would recommend the Scottish Breakfast from Blend Teas, but I haven’t seen hide nor tail of them since a music festival in Grass Valley last year and they don’t seem to have updated their website or Facebook since last November… (http://blendteas.com/index.html)

Jennifer 2012-04-05 11:48:35 -0400

Bummer. I might try this bagged blend since it’s one of the highest rated assam teas on here. This or the DAVIDsTEA blend.

Dinahsaur 2012-04-05 12:17:20 -0400

Also, Two Leaves and a Bud does offer this same Assam in loose form: http://www.twoleavesandabud.com/c_Loose-Black-Tea-12.html

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There’s not a lot to say about me, I suppose. I’m a pretty standard nerdy girl in a lot of regards, from my taste in music, books, and movies to my penchant for getting completely wound up in various activities and hobbies. One of my hobbies that never seems to fade away is my joy in writing. I’ll write about any number of topics and have been working on keeping up my personal blog like never before.

Doing so has inspired, in part, my blog about Tea. Fun and FlirTea is dedicated to introducing tea to and enticing today’s younger, coffee-drinking generation. It’s a fun place to learn about tea and hopefully start meeting more people as well!

More than almost anything else, I enjoy sharing the things I love and helping spread that joy. So now it’s time for me to do this with tea, and I couldn’t be more excited!