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backlogging – see previous tasting notes on this one.

had this in an afternoon meeting and drive everyone crazy with the smell. it was awesome yay!

SIPDOWN! backlogging from earlier today. The one thanks to Courtney! I also really enjoy this one hot so I may reconsider having something this “light” in my cupboard. I really like how true to watermelon taste this is. It really is a light and refreshing tea!

mmmmm this tea isn’t have bad. Either that, or I’ve lowered my expectation of Tealux slightly. Overall, depending on the pricing of these pearls compared to others, it might be worth carrying them as a back up staple in the cupboard. This is a decent black overall though. Not as malty or as robust as i’d like but not weak or astringent.

Mmmm morning latte again because of the horrible weather. I seriously have zero desire to go to work today especially since its been late work nights the past couple. While this is pretty tasty, I for sure need to either bust out the hand blender when I make these or finally go get a matcha whisk and start trying that. My whisking skills are just not quite up to the task. Still, it wasn’t a terrible attempt and its nice to have something creamy and warm in the morning. :)

Guys! I am TOTALLY in the home stretch…well mostly, provided no teas show up tomorrow, though i also kind of want them to lol SIPDOWN! Bringing my grand total to 208 and i still have Friday and Saturday! If i don’t manage it, it’s going to be awfully close :) Of course the week after I’ll be back to adding teas into my cupboard but at least i’ll be able to try and keep it around the 200 mark…still aiming for 150 by november heh.

I save this tea for the last of the day because I wanted to pay attention to it. Last time i gulped it down distractedly without taking notes. Soo i um may have accidentally steeped this one for about 25 mins LOL

The good news? It’s only slightly more hibiscusy than i would want. It also REALLY reminds me of another tea. it’s appley and cinnamony and i just enjoy this one. quite a bit. yep tasty! i think this would be pretty good cold too if the hibiscus didn’t overpower everything.

SIPDOWN!

I meant to try this one as a latte but i forgot and now it’s gone but that’s alright. I’m super happy to have been able to try a new company through my swaps. Long day…one more cup to go after this before i wrap myself into my blankets and drift away. thank god it’s almost Friday.

oh yeah… the tea lol not too shabby…let it steep for a long time but i’m still getting that rooibos-ey taste so not my overall favourite in terms of rooibos tea.

Blueberry zabaglione vs blueberry creamcheese danish who will win!

Second contender – BCCDB! A re-blend of a favourite among steepsterites – the new blend seems to not stack up against old memories.

blueberry taste? check
Creamy taste? mostly
restock in my cupboard? Nope
astringent? nope
better with a bit of sugar? check.

ho hum…the hunt continues.

Taste comparison!

Blueberry zabaglione vs blueberry creamcheese danish who will win!

First up, we’ve got BZ in this corner! An oldie but a relatively decent cup of tea in a pinch. Always trying to be as good as it’s sister tea – strawberry zabaglione!

blueberry taste? check
Creamy taste? mostly
restock in my cupboard? Nope.
astringent? check
better with a bit of sugar? check.

Tried this out cold brew and it’s alright as a cold brew with a little sugar added to it. I’m still more disappointed than excited by most of the recent blends from frank so it might be time for a break or to just try and pick some up when it’s a 4 way split OR through trades…‘cause the newest it calling out to me. Anyway, this isn’t terrible as a cold brew. I’ll have to compare it to the lupicia peach and see which i like better in a comparison :)

SIPDOWN!

I tried this one as a cold brew and while it’s still delicious,especially with a splash of sweetner added to it, there are other strawberry teas that i have since had that do a better job of strawberry without the mild astringency that this tea has. I still like it, but i’ll stick to majesteas darker teas i think :)

SIPDOWN! yeah that’s right! Totally bone tired from today but I have a meeting tonight with china, so awake i must be. So tea i must drink and that means I’m coming for you dinosara! lol

Revising my rating of this one and it IS still a nice oolong (i don’t like them normally) but it’s not nearly as tasty as i first thought, mostly in comparison to some of the others that i’ve since tasted. :) Still i really enjoy the teas from teavivire and will continue to try many more of them!

sipdown!

I wanted this to be so much more than it is. It’s basically just a darker oolong with a hint of maybe? coffee like qualities to it. There is no chocolate, no strawberry (though now i’m not sure there was ever any in here)… I mean it’s drinkable but i’d pretty uch swear i was drinking a plain oolong. In fact, i almost thought the other cup i had WAS the flavoured one. sigh

I had this tonight, thanks to a swap with Ysaurella I’m not quite sure what to think about it. It reminded me a lot of a chai that i’ve had once. I think i need to have this one again when i’m not bone tired.

This is an interesting tea. The dry aroma is a little too florally, cough syrup for me, but the tea isn’t too bad. There a sweet cherry flavour here that doesn’t remind me of cough syrup, which is great given the dry aroma. However, after a full cup of this, the taste doesn’t endear itself to me.

No notes yet.

mmmmm god i love this tea! It’s bold and sweet and HOLY I NEED MORE! my poor little remaining amount makes me sniffle a little everytime i see it. I certainly get as many resteeps out of this one everytime i make it. Thankfully Stacy will have more in July/Aug.

:)

So what happens when work gets crazy insanely busy? You forget what you’ve asked for in trade with swaps sometimes. THIS cold beverage was brought to me by Kittenna and when i try it hot, it will be brought to me by courtney haha.

In this particular instance i don’t mind doubling up on my swap receipt because it means i’ve got enough to have this both hot and cold without much fuss AND share a small bit with my other half. He loooves watermelon!

This one cold is pretty delicious! I love how subtle the flavour is without any sense of that artificial watermelon taste that most candies use. I also smiled a bunch this morning when i saw the golden colour of the liquid. It really is pretty. overall? a success cold! I’m hoping the hot version will be just as tasty for an occasional treat from stacy in the summer.

nothing says HELLO WORLD! like a freezing rain storm first thing in the morning. I’ve been up for a while managing more issues with work but finally have two minutes to spare to log a couple of teas i had this morning. I tried this in latte form today because of the weather and it was alright. Still not my favourite because the flavouring is sort of “meh” but it’s not a BAD matcha. There are just others that i would drink first :)

thank you to Scheherazade who let me try some of this in our swap! This one smells like rooibos when it’s in dry form and brewing but once you take a sip of this its full of delicious berry goodness! This is more a red fruit rooibos than blue fruit but overall it’s just a happy fruity goodness time. That is my official stance. and now? now i’m tired. seriously behind in sipdowns but at least i managed a couple today with some steps towards being able to finish a bunch up over the next couple of days..216 and counting, though i think i’m slightly less as i lost track of a few things i suspect.

So i’ve discovered…that i can only drink this if i add sugar, which i generally never do. Without the added sweetness to bring the flavours out, this is a like a very boring, bland, icky cup of average not so exciting black tea. Add a wee bit of sweetner and all the flavours that were hiding, come out to play! much better, but i still dislike having to add sugar. Rating bumped up a wee bit.

sipdown!

I decided to cold brew the last of this one the other night to see how it holds up as a cold brew. Overall? Not a bad brew. It’s still to “tea like” for my other half to appreciate it, but I could certainly enjoy this cup hot or cold in the long run. It’s fruity and not terribly floral, thank god! Greeted a sweetness to it as well that is only enhanced with the addition of a little bit of sugar. I’m Happy I got the chance to try this one out!

I’m not sure how i feel about this one. It’s minty for sure, but not overly vanilla-y. There’s an under taste to this though that is weird. it might be the mint mixing with the puerh and vanilla… not sure.

mmm this is tasty…well that’s what i remember thinking but then i got distracted on my conference calls tonight and forgot to pay more attention to it. I picked this up in my swap with Scheherazade and i still have a bit mroe to have again so better tasting note then i promise!

i received this tea in my swap with Scheherazade and busted it out at work today since i had not a whole lot of time for anything! To be fair i did end up steeping this for like 10+ minutes by accident but i don’t think it suffered for it. This is a pretty sweet tea. I didn’t get a chance to try it with milk, but it’s like eating a piece of chocolate cake. It’s not going to be my favourite tea but it’s pretty decent if you’re looking for that absolutely chocolatey sweet tea!