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drank Lattakoojan Assam by Butiki Teas
694 tasting notes

This is the last cup in the sample from TeaSipper Thank you!

The last time I had this tea I was working from home. The cup I had was very bitter. At work I tend to use water that is cooler than boiling and for a lot of teas that has made them taste much better for me. This is another tea that the lower water temp helped a lot. My second cup of this is wonderful. This is a very fruity assam that has a wonderful malty base. As it cools there is a slight bite to it, but it gives the cup a nice tang. The flavor is much more complex than I expected and I am really enjoying this one. I wish I had enough left to do a comparison with my favorite assam, but I guess I might just have to order an ounce to give that a try! I am really glad I got to try this one. I am looking forward to the resteep on this one!

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I received this sample from Angel at Teavivre. Thank you!

I am just starting to try a few Pu-erh’s so I was excited when Angel said this would be included in the pack that was being sent. Since I am so new to Pu-erh’s I am going to leave this tea unrated. I have only had one other raw pu-erh so I don’t have enough knowledge to give a fair comparison.

I started by giving this a few quick rinses until the mini toucha began to break up a bit. The first steep was a light green/yellow color. The taste was a slight sour/sweet taste that I remember liking from the previous raw pu-erh. It was sweet and tasted slightly of hay. I didn’t get much floral taste, but at the end of the sip there was a bit of a fruitiness. The second steep was much of the same. On the third steep I started to get almost a spicyness at the end of the sip.

This was a very cup. It makes me want to continue to try raw pu-erh. Thank you to Angel for the opportunity to try this pu-erh!

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My stash of this tea is almost gone. I am getting a little anxious about it actually. I am going to try to finish most of my WP stash before ordering again, but this is sooo good. It is another tea like Golden Monkey that is consistent for me. No matter my mood or time of day I seem to love it. There are very few teas in my stash that I can say that about. I do have to say that having this tea and then having Golden Orchird, I am not a Golden Orchid groupy with this tea. The base is just too good. That is okay. You can’t love them all. I am upping my rating on this one. It has stood the test of time with me:)

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drank Laoshan Black by Verdant Tea
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Well, I have had some of this in my stash for a bit. I am surprised I have never written about it. This tea is popular on Steepster. I think I get it, but for me this one does not jump out and scream buy tons of me. It is a decent black tea, with a bit of a roasty, cocoa flavor. I really enjoy the Laoshan Roasted Ooolong much more. Sometimes I worry when I don’t LOVE a tea that is so popular, but I think this is what I like about Steepster and tea. There is so much variety, that not everything has to be YOUR favorite.

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Keemun is becoming my breadkfast tea of choice, from Pine Peak, to Queen Cathorine, to Teavivire’s great selection of Keemun’s. This is making me feel all warm and cozy this morning. I am really enjoying the roasty, smokey accents I am getting out of this cup. Thanks again for sharing this one TeaSipper.

looseTman

+1 Keemun is definitely an excellent choice for breakfast!

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I gave this tea a try before bed last night. The keenum base is great mixed with the banana and walnut. Love it. I was expecting the banana to be a tad bit stronger, but it blended well. I will be giving this one another go at work today. All 3 teas I ordered are a hit! I love it when that happens.

TheTeaFairy

Glad you liked it :-)

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drank Jin Pin Black Tea by Yezi Tea
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I placed a Yezi Tea order a while back when they had their free shipping promotion. I have really really been enjoying straight blacks this summer and so I thought why not. I have had the opportunity to try quite a few Yezi Teas with out making a purchase so thought I would go ahead and support these guys. I threw this one into my cart without trying it and I will be honest it is not all that I had hoped for. It is a decent black tea, but nothing about it is unique. It is more like your every day cup of black tea. I am okay with that. I need this on those days when you just don’t know what you are looking for. It is a light tea with hints of bread and slight hints of cocoa. This tea won’t go to waste, but it probably will not make it back into my cupboard after I finish this 2oz. I have quite a few more from Yezi that I love more.

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I thought I had reviewed this tea before. I had gotten a sample of this a while back from a tea stash sale, and this has been on my wish list ever since. I really like the tartness of this tea mixed with a hint of sweet vanilla. This is a different tea, no a flavor you will find anywhere else and I really like it.

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drank Red Queen Cupcake by Butiki Teas
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I had a really rough week last week which lead me to buying more tea. I have been wanting to place an order for months with Butiki, but could never decide on what to buy last week I just decided to pick 3. Since I have been drinking an abundance of straight tea lately I decided to go with 3 of the flavored teas I had been wanting to try. This was one of them! Yum. This is really really good. Strawberry, chocolate, and espresso! The combination of the 3 is magic and no one flavor overtakes it for me. It is well blended with the base. I really like this one. For my first cup I didn’t add any sugar. I can see a tad bit of sugar bringing out the strawberry flavor a bit. I will have to give this way a try as well.

Cheri

I had that really rough week a little bit back, and went on a tea buying splurge. Yours was relatively mild, comparatively.

I think this is such a good tea. Stacy does a great job.

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I finally opened up my stash of this yesterday. It will not be here for very long that is for sure. This is such a wonderful and different black tea. I am not sure how to describe the flavors. It is sweet, hints of fruit, but their are also hints of bread.

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I started drinking tea while on a 4 month long cycling trip through South America. It seemed to always be a great way to warm up when I was cold and it was always available everywhere. Mate was the big tea of choice down there and it was also a great way to get to know people. When I returned home, my sister introduced me to Teavana and this launched me into the realm of loose leaf tea.

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