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There is a store in the Rockridge district of Oakland called Maison d’Etre and that is where I got this tea on Sunday. I haven’t been there in a while because I have some bad memories associated with that place. Time to move on and leave the bad memories behind. I’ve never heard of Bellocq, but of course I had to get some new tea!

It’s a black tea made with roses and lavender, I admit this is a bit too much for a breakfast tea as it is exceedingly floral. To me it almost seems like a shower gel. The lavender is quite strong here. They suggest having this with a piece of lemon cake and I think that would be really nice. I’m not sure if this is an everyday type of tea but I do like it.

Today – nobody is going to tell me I am not good enough. I am good enough.

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Michelle

I remember a thread about Bellocq on here last year lamenting the prices (mostly talking about how absurd they were, etc.)
http://www.bellocq.com/

Sounds like an interesting tea, though!

Michelle

(Also: prices seem to have come down, or something. I remember them being much higher.)

TeaBrat

I believe the price of this was $15.

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Michelle

I remember a thread about Bellocq on here last year lamenting the prices (mostly talking about how absurd they were, etc.)
http://www.bellocq.com/

Sounds like an interesting tea, though!

Michelle

(Also: prices seem to have come down, or something. I remember them being much higher.)

TeaBrat

I believe the price of this was $15.

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