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Thomas Sampson from Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
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Happy New Year! Okay, okay. I’m a bit late on that but today is the first day I’ve had to work since 2010 began so the new year officially became… well, official to me today.

I’m feeling a bit conflicted today. There’s good and bad going on with life, but fortunately the bad isn’t all that bad. I mean, it’s insanely cold outside but at least it isn’t snowing. I was running late this morning but at least I wasn’t running absurdly late (though it was close). On the full-on plus side, my favoritest podcast ever is back after over a year of being off the air, so booyah. But on the bad-but-could-be-worse side, I’m almost out of this tea. But I’ve got enough for one, maybe two more cups after today. And that is sad (but at least I didn’t run out of it today).

I love this tea. It’s overwhelming taste/feel is that of bake-y delight. But I came to the realization today that it wasn’t just plain ole bake-y. It was stone-baked bake-y. It’s like the difference between a pizza and a stone-baked pizza. Except for, you know, the tomato sauce. And the cheese. And the crust. So basically it just… the bake-y bit. But a good quality, comforting bake-y bit that made me think warm and toasty thoughts. Not a frou-frou, delicate little cookie bake-y. Tough bake-y. A hearty bake-y. A manly bake-y. Don’t worry, that’s a good thing.

And a good tea. Mmm. Bake-y.

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teaplz
teaplz 2010-01-05 11:34:33 -0500

Auggy, what’s your favorite podcast?

And this review made me LAUGH. Manly bake-y almost seems like an oxymoron. I picture the Brawny man in an apron, putting cookies in the oven and smiling with that smarmy smile of his!

Angrboda
Angrboda 2010-01-05 12:02:34 -0500

Ever watched The Emperor’s New Groove? Manly bake-y is so Kronk. :D

Auggy
Auggy 2010-01-05 12:46:16 -0500

@teaplz, Japundit/Japan Talk podcast. It’s news (usually odd) from Japan broken up by usually 3 more indie-group type songs. It’s fun!
@Angrboda, I’m not sure how I feel about that but every time I think of it, it makes me laugh! :)

takgoti
takgoti 2010-01-05 13:33:40 -0500

@Auggy I’m gonna have some of this today now. I do like the bake-y.

@Angrboda Oh god, yes. HAHAHAHA!

Ricky
Ricky 2010-01-05 23:14:17 -0500

Hahah, me too! First day back at work. I was not told we had off last week so I went into an empty office =(

Baking delight sounds great, but what is the base? Tea from India, darjeeling or Assam. My guess Assam?

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I’ve decided to brave the slowness that is Steepster because I miss seeing all the good teas folks on here discover! Sometimes my notices for PMs and such have been questionable. Email me at your own risk at aug3zimm at gmail dot com.


1 – 10 – Bleck. Didn’t finish the cup.
11 – 25 – Drinkable. But don’t punish me by making me have it again.
26 – 40 – Meh. Most likely will see if the husband likes it iced.
41 – 60 – Okayish. Maybe one day I’ll kill off what I have in my pantry.
61 – 75 – Decent. I might pick some up if I needed tea.
76 – 85 – Nice. I’d probably buy but wouldn’t hunt it down.
86 – 100 – Yum! I will hunt down the vendor to get this tea!

Not that anyone but me particularly cares, but there it is.

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