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Teabox B! I’m working on just doing one steep, rather than my usual two steeps that I usually do, since I have to work through this teabox and the one I started is on its way! I had both teaboxes last time too. I have no idea how that worked out!

After a 3-4 minute steep, this one seems a tiny bit brisk, but perfect for the morning. Somehow it reminded me of a CTC blend, but this isn’t. It just seems like that is how African tea tastes? I swear there was a hint of fruit in this one, but maybe it was scent contamination from something else in the teabox? This one is good to gulp down when you need your caffeine on the move, but it isn’t extra special. Maybe my water cooled too long. I’ll leave the rest of this one in the teabox since it is lacking in the plain black tea department… and I’m not sure I have many plain black teas to add.

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Wednesday Apr. 20, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
Steep a Pot of Ashanti GOLD.
Great Black Tea with 23 Carot Gold Flakes infused.
Smooth Tea Flavor with some Lingering Smokey Hints.
Great Sipping Tea.
Keep on Steepin

Preparation
Boiling 1 min, 0 sec

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Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011
1st Steep of the Day.
Snow Cancelled Work Today So Went for the GOLD.
My Wife Steeped a Pot Of Caranda’s Ashanti Gold
This was a Super Treat, Great Black Tea Flavor.
With 23 Carat Edible Gold Leaf Added.
Makes me want to sift “or Pan” for Gold.
The Liquor Tasted as if the GOLD Was Infused.
Great Bold Tasting Tea.
Keep On Steepin

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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71

This is a gentle English Breakfast with a bit of a fruity flavor. Not much to really say about it. It doesn’t make me want to do an Irish jog but it’s not too shabby either.

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Wednesday Jan. 20, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
Went with a Good BLACK TEA from KENYAN
This is a BOLD Strong Black Tea.
Great for Late Afternoon Enjoyment,
Keep on Steepin

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec

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98

Lord’s Day Jan. 2, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
Wanted to stay with the Black Tea Taste.
This one really does it.
Rich Bold Black Tea Flavor and Caffeine too.
Keep on Steepin

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
gmathis

I like the deep flavor of the African grown teas. Our health food store carries a bulk tea from Zimbabwe that’s very inexpensive and great when you need a morning kick-start.

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Friday Dec. 17, 2010
4th Steep of the Day.
Back home from a traveling Tea Party.
Went with a Strong Black tea from Kenya.
Caranda’s Kenyan Premium was just the right Cup.
A Bold and Strong Finish form a day of Tea Partying.
Keep on steepin

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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Thursday Dec. 16, 2010
2nd Steep of the Day.
Great Black Tea from Kenya.
Full Bodied Rich Flavor.
Dark Brown Color.
Keep on Steepin

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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Monday Dec. 13, 2010
1st Steep of the Day is this Caranda Kenyan.
Dry leaves smell like a standard Black Pekoe Cut.
After a 3 min. Steep in Boiling water.
The Tea is as Stated PREMIUM Great Rich Black Flavor.
Just the way I Like a non-flavored Black to Be.
Pure Kenyan High Mountain Black.
Check this one out if you like Black Teas.
Keep on Steepin

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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83

Added this with Morning Rouge like usual. I don’t like Morning Rouge alone.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec

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83

Blended this with Morning Rouge. Usual morning tea with my boyfriend :)

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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83

Yum! A nice and non-bitter black tea blend! :) Tastes like most other black teas that I enjoy. I have a ton of it too since I got this off Amazon.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec
Cofftea

I love all things African. Even though I’m not a black tea person, African Breakfast sounds interesting- I’ve never heard of it before. I know they drink Chai in Africa (especially northern).

ChariTea

I also love all things African! I go to Tanzania each year, and almost everyone drinks black tea. They make delicious chai and ginger black tea. What kind of teas do you like?

Cofftea

The list of teas I don’t like is shorter lol. I don’t care for most unflavored black teas, most flavored blacks except dessert teas and chais, shu pu erh, toasty/roasty oolongs, gen mai chai, and hojicha.

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