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Nom nom nummy! I had to throw away the first cup of tea I made this morning (which shall remain unnamed) as it tasted nasty, so to get rid of that bad taste in my mouth, I made this beautiful tea!! So freaking delicious! Smooth, sweet, like tea made for royalty! I’m so happy I have a whole ounce coming to me! It will be my special treasure tea!!

Mmmm, liquid pastry! I guess there’s a little bit of caramel popcorn flavor to this, but it really has a pastry flavor. Maybe they should rethink the name? I don’t care, it’s yummy! ;)

I finished off my second sample of this tea yesterday, and it was soooo incredibly delicious! It tasted like dark chocolate with a hint of smoke. The smoke in this surprisingly doesn’t bother me, but rather, enhances the flavor. Perfectly strong to wake me up on a Friday morning for work! I will definitely be picking up some of this. Keeping an eye out for Teavivre’s anniversary sale! Not like I need more straight black teas after what I ordered from Butiki yesterday, but man, they are so good!! I’m finding myself reach for more unflavored black teas lately….interesting turning point in my tea addiction!

I got to try this one in store yesterday, and it was kinda good, so I picked some up. They brewed it iced, and it almost had a cream soda taste to it. I’m enjoying a large mason jar of it iced right now, and it’s a little too light on flavor. Maybe I need to add more leaf next time. I think it does taste like cotton candy, although it’s been like forever since I’ve had any real cotton candy, and it also has a creamy element that reminds me of cream soda. As brewed, it’s not anything I would fall in love with, but it’s not bad. Caramel corn is way better! Next time, more leaf.

A very sad, almost mournful sipdown. I adored this tea! I finally decided to drink the last cupful this morning, after breakfast, so I could really enjoy the flavor one last time. If I have tea first thing in the morning, i don’t taste all the goodness because my taste buds aren’t quite awake yet. This tea became a “go to” tea for me. I totally didn’t expect that, but it did. I love that smooth caramel sweet potato goodness! It is now added to my wish list again, for a future order!!

I’ve been trying to be good and focus on my current stash and not buy more tea. I was doing really well for awhile, which explains my lack of recent tasting notes…I just don’t feel like writing more about a tea I’ve already posted about unless I discovered something new and exciting about it.

So today I needed a break after 6 hours of continuous meetings/work. I decided to take a walk to DavidsTea of course! Tea shops always brighten my mood and put an extra pep in my step! I hadn’t tried any of the carnival teas because, honestly, they didn’t sound like the teas I usually go for. David’s has really gone herbal this summer. So, I went and smelled the new teas, and decided to get some of this one and some of the cotton candy tea. I have to say, I was a little disappointed with the new guy at this store. I said I wanted 1 oz. and he poured 1.8 oz. and said, “Is that okay?” I adamantly told him “No,” and he fixed it. What is this, Teavana? I don’t think so!

So, this tea smells like heaven! Caramel, toffee heaven! Like I said, I usually don’t go for these herbals without any actual leaf in them. This one is all fruit pieces and some caramel, coconut and cinnamon. I was a bit worried about the cinnamon because there are humongous pieces of cinnamon stick in there! Turns out it wasn’t a problem. Steeped, the aroma reminds me of those amazingly delicious caramel pecan sticky buns! Yum! Or maybe that mixed with an apple fritter! The caramel definitely comes through in a silky sweetness. I didn’t add anything to this tea and I’m loving it! And by the way, I can’t believe I am! It really is a perfect after dinner treat. The guilt-free alternative to a delicious sticky bun, although, I may have to go search one of those out! Ha!

I’m allowed to drink hot tea again! Yay! Hello to my beloved black teas!

Stacy sent me a sample of this one, and I was really intrigued. I had it as my morning cup, so I think my taste buds weren’t quite awake. I did enjoy the first cup, but the resteep was tons better! There was this nice silky, caramel, honey flavor in the second steep that I think was being overpowered by the maltiness of the first steep. I would definitely give this one another try!

I think I went through the whole 50g bag without ever posting about it! Wow! This oolong was great! I picked it up when I was in Honolulu earlier in the month, and it really is delicious iced. All the flavors come through…pineapple, coconut, and a nice green oolong. I’m sad it’s gone, but truth be told, I like Lupicia’s melon oolong more. I only have a teaspoon left of the latter, so I’ll have to restock soon! I’m not sure if this one is available at the SF store, but I would gladly restock this one too. These two oolongs have essentially gotten me through a week and a half without being able to enjoy hot tea. Bye pineapple oolong! Until we meet again!

My friend at work discovered this tea at her local grocery store. It’s actually a matcha latte mix. The cost was extremely reasonable, and it turns out her local store was selling a 100g tin of this mix for a few bucks less than what they are selling it for on the company’s website. It smelled so amazing, and she offered to pick some up for me. The other day, while I was working from home, she told me she put a little present on my desk, and it turned out to be a tin of this! Awesome timing, too, because I still can’t drink hot liquids, so all my black teas are off-limits right now. It’s been really hard! Aaaaahhh! Thank goodness for friends who bring you iced tea!

So, this mix is really delicious! There are even tiny bits of coconut! It tastes like a macaroon! Yum! I made it as an iced latte with unsweetened almond milk. Creamy deliciousness! Having this almost makes me forget about my beloved black teas….well, it really doesn’t, but it does make me feel better!

So, I had a gum graft done yesterday. Cons: (1) no drinking of hot liquids for days….how long, I haven’t quite figured out; (2) no strenuous exercise for 2 weeks; and (3) man, it sure is hard to eat enough soft stuff to feel full. Pros: (1) an excuse to stay home from work and watch movies all day (the Lego Movie is next); and (2) iced tea tastes even better right now. Thus, I’m drinking a large mason jar of this tea, iced, with I think a little bit too much agave. Oh well, I need the extra calories, right?!

The no hot tea is really going to get hard… I love my hot black tea in the morning! :(