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Backlogged from the weekend.
So yesterday was hot as well, and I fortified myself in my house with the air conditioning, a Netflix marathon of Blacklist and casting on a new knitting project. And a mug of this!
Ahh. This is one of my favorite blends, full stop. Its so light, crisp and refreshing, and I particularly love it when its a billion degrees. Its a lush treat, fruity and light and just good.
Nom.

Backlogged from this weekend.
The tin of this is so fun- it looks like a book, and as both a tea lover and a bibliophile I was bound to love it. The trouble is that this tea barely registers. I expected a stronger mint, but I think its a mint and chamomile blend, and not a particularly special one at that.
That’s too bad. I’m always on the hunt for a good mint tea, but this is not destined to be repeated.

Its going to be 109 again today. Uggh! Its no fair. When they start putting out pumpkins in the stores then it should be time for colder weather.
Bleh.
But that means I will drink some more of my fruiter blends.
This was very juicy today, which I enjoyed a great deal.

My first cup of tea of the workday- and its doing its job, which is to add caffeine to my system.
This is a magical tin, deeper than it appears. I cannot yet see the bottom, which is too bad. Its not an offensive tea by any means, but I would be looking forward to having another sipdown!

Its been the sort of morning where I staggered out of bed, brewed this tea, sat down to drink it and then thought, “wait, what blend is this?” Friends I am tired.
This, however, was a good choice for my morning blend. It is solid, strong without being harsh, and was a good pick me up for the morning.

A cup of the afternoon, well needed, but a little disappointing.
I don’t get a lot of “tea” out of this, mostly warm water with spices. Very nice spices, but I feel a solid grounding with a tea blend would be welcome.

Cup of my morning.
I never really seem to be able to pull the pear out of this, which I imagine would act as a crispness at the edge of the caramel. I just get a caramel black, which is very nice, but I think my imagined crisp pear edge would be phenomenal.

I have cracked open a new tin of this!
Every year I buy a bunch of the Lupicia holiday blends (this, Yume, Carol), which never seem like holiday blends to me. They are all light and fruity, and come in adorable tins. This tin has two fox blacksmiths forging a star. Eeek! Too cute.
But despite the holiday tins I save the teas for the warmer weather, when they feel more correct to me.
This is another grape blend from Lupicia, and one I’ve liked enough to buy a couple of times. The grape is a delicate, green grape flavor, light and almost fizzy. Its very nice on a summer morning.

I fudged the morning pot of this. I’d reached that awkward place where I could have one overleafed pot, or two underleafed ones, and I erred on the side of a sipdown.
This is something I’ve enjoyed. Its not an always in my cupboard staple, but I have really enjoyed having it, and will bring it in again someday.
But its spring like flavors are now a sipdown! Inching closer to my goal!

Tea of my afternoon, complete with one very solid almond biscotti.
This is an excellent afternoon blend. A gentle nudge to finish the day out strong.