Auggy

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I’m not exactly sure what I was thinking this morning when I made this tea. Normally I steep it for 4mins but today I did 2mins. OMG, what a lovely mistake. It’s sweet and creamy and malty and a tiny bit peppery hitting the tip of my tongue. The texture isn’t as stout as with a 4min steep but honestly? It doesn’t lose any of the flavor – in fact, I think the sweet notes might be more sparkly with this shorter steep time. Looks like I need to turn my brain off more often when making tea.

2010-11-10 10:29:53 -0500

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takgoti 2010-11-10 11:06:59 -0500

Three cheers for accidental discoveries.

Jaime 2010-11-10 11:43:51 -0500

I love happy mistakes like that!

LauraR 2010-11-10 19:33:18 -0500

This is one of my faves…now I need to understeep it too!

Auggy 2010-11-10 20:30:42 -0500

Yay for happy screw ups! Though I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that this tea is so good, it’s hard to make it bad, you know?
LauraR, I look forward to hearing what you think of it!

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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.