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Well, after quite some time and a lot of use, I threw this cup away yesterday.

The plastic absorbed the jasmine scent, and started releasing a plastic scent, so everything in the cup smelled and tasted like plastic jasmine.

I’ll miss it, it was about the perfect size and shape and form, but I am leery of heating plastic these days anyway. I brought my glass double-wall bottle from Adagio (the activiTEA) to work to replace it, we will see how we get along. It’s almost too skinny – I don’t like it when I can’t really comfortably get my hand in a glass to clean it thoroughly.

My last cup of this tea. The tin is empty. Guess I will have to let it air out and then reuse it for something else :)

I am drinking my tea with Goat’s milk this week, and I wanted to try it out and try some salted tea this weekend. I might have to do that tonight, which means a run to the store for supplies to make flatbread to go with it.

I am not much of a fan of the goat milk in sweetened tea. Too much of a tang. Makes for wonderful yogurt, not so much for milky tea :)

Today’s tea.
Love that smoky maltyness :)

Good morning Steepsterites.

This morning’s morning tea is A&D’s Double Knit Blend. I realized my previous entries on this were positively Neandertalian in detail, so here’s a little more than the previous grunting.

I used Almond-Coconut milk in it, as we are out of half & half. I think I am getting used to the taste in tea though, I actually quite like it with this and with A&D’s Assam.

I think I agree with the other reviewers on this who feel it’s got Assam in the blend, that seems reasonable, as they sell an Assam. I should really do a side by side tasting and see how they differ. That might be fun.

I think this has a mild hint of malty spiciness that isn’t present in the Assam, though I don’t think it’s actual spices, just a quality of whatever other tea is in there. Maybe Keemun.

It’s a nice all-around, all-purpose tea.

My tin of this is getting low. I think once my Buy Nothing Summer is over, I will be down enough on this and the Assam to warrant an order. If they still have the three pack, I’ll try it with the Russian Caravan tea this time. I haven’t been going through Mt Gray like I have been through the Assam and this one.

Last night, the hubs and I went out for curry at a Thai restaurant we frequent. I had some of my veggie Massaman curry left over, so I brought it home and am having it for lunch today, along with this tea.

I had thought about chai with my curry, but decided I needed a plain tea that wouldn’t compete with the spices in the curry. Frothed some splenda and almond-coconut milk while the Assam brewed, and then combined for a nice malty latte. Perfect with my lunch.

Finished off this bag today (not sure why I never added it to my cupboard here). I am just not a tropical tisane person. Won’t be re-ordering it. It’s all right as an iced drink, but not really my… er… cup of tea. cough

I got a sample of this awhile back. I like that it goes well with the almond-coconut milk we have. Other than that, it’s not really all that memorable, just pleasant.

sniffle Oh Captain, I will miss you.
I just brewed the last of it this morning. First cup was a latte, now I am drinking the second brewing as iced.
Good both ways.
I want mmore!!

Enjoying my cup of Prince Vlad. Today is the last work day before a 4 day weekend. I am looking forward to it. I will be doing some spinning and will probably enjoy a few pots of tea whilst doing so.

Tea good.

Had car trouble this morning, so I am working from home. I hope it won’t be too expensive.