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Raspberry Truffle from Butiki Teas
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This came as a sample in my latest order from Butiki – thanks for the sample!

I was in the mood for something decadent. We got some bad news that my sweetie’s department is getting eliminated and we are both very anxious. I might have to cut back on tea spending for a while… boo

I steeped this at the recommended parameters – 210 F for around 4 minutes. I like the base of this tea but I felt like the flavoring was very light. After reading the notes I decided to add a bit of turbinado sugar and some soymilk. That seems to have helped bring out the flavor a bit. Perhaps if I had more to play with I could try using more leaf but I wasn’t terribly thrilled with this, although it is not altogether unpleasant or anything. Instead of a truffle it’s like a light dusting of cocoa with a faint peep of a raspberry….

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SimplyJenW
SimplyJenW 2012-04-04 17:47:11 -0400

I hope everything works out very quickly. The waiting and not knowing are never easy.

Amy oh
Amy oh 2012-04-04 18:37:00 -0400

thanks. :)

gmathis
gmathis 2012-04-04 20:21:55 -0400

We went through several months under the job guillotine a couple of years ago. It is hard! May you find unexpected peace as you wait!

Dylan Oxford
Dylan Oxford 2012-04-04 22:00:29 -0400

Eeeep, good luck!

Amy oh
Amy oh 2012-04-04 23:36:22 -0400

He got the axe today, oh well

SimplyJenW
SimplyJenW 2012-04-05 10:01:33 -0400

May he find something even better very soon!

ashmanra
ashmanra 2012-04-05 11:35:40 -0400

I hope something exciting will happen for him!

ScottTeaMan
ScottTeaMan 2012-04-19 19:11:11 -0400

Hope everything works out for you and your bf soon Amy!!

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