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aisling of tea

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aisling of tea drank Checkmate by DAVIDsTEA

So after my horrible experiences with Second Cup, I desperately needed good tea. Plus, I had an hour to kill, so I stopped in to DavidsTea. Surprise, surprise, they had their new teas available on the counter for sniffing. Oh man, guys. You’re going to love them. This one in particular caught my sniffer. It’s a black/white tea blend with chocolate…it smells out of this world. It tastes even better. They couldn’t sell me a bag, but I did get some to go and saved the bag from that for resteeping at home. It’s delicious. I can’t wait to get more.

2011-10-20 20:04:02 -0400

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Uniquity 2011-10-20 20:38:34 -0400

New teas…winter?

Jessie 2011-10-20 20:47:55 -0400

Cute name! I don’t think I’ve seen a black and white blend before. I was in too much of a hurry today to see if there was the opportunity for a sneak peek, regretting it now!

aisling of tea 2011-10-20 21:04:54 -0400

Nope, just random teas coming out this week for some reason.

aisling of tea 2011-10-20 21:14:14 -0400

@Jessie you should! They’re all amazing, I’m dying to try the others now!

Indigobloom 2011-10-20 22:36:35 -0400

with a name like that you’d think it’d be a Mate (I don’t know how to get the accent going!)

aisling of tea 2011-10-20 22:37:39 -0400

lol We were actually joking about that in store.

Gal In The Grey Hat 2011-10-20 23:11:50 -0400

That’s a cool name! It sounds yummy…I think my wallet just began weeping.

Heather Martin 2011-10-21 02:03:57 -0400

Ooooh!

Dorothy 2011-10-21 02:25:22 -0400

Nice! I can’t wait to see these when they’re released soon. Thanks for posting a lil sneak peak. :D

Uniquity 2011-10-21 05:12:18 -0400

I can’t believe I didn’t know about these. I’ll have to check it out! (and pick up more read my lips :D)

MaddHatter 2011-10-21 19:10:12 -0400

Humm with white and black tea would it not be bitter? Maybe I’ll try some tomorrow but i don’t think I’d be successful with this tea.

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“You can forgive a murder, but never a mistake while preparing tea.” Chinese proverb

Labels? Here you go: Femme, Wife, Lesbian, Homemaker, Happy. Don’t forget tea fanatic!

My tastes in tea have changed, so I should update this as well. I find myself leaning more towards rooibos and herbals, if only for their great ability to chill in my travel mug for hours and not get weird on me. When I have time to properly brew a cuppa, I lean towards white teas (which I only steep for 30 seconds) and black teas (which only get 2-3 minutes from me). I cannot stand green teas, they’re too fiddly for my tastes. Oolongs are great, but a bit fiddly as well. However, I love watching oolongs open up in my looseleaf brewer. I’m slowly discovering mates and falling for them…there are many I look forward to trying!

So…yeah. That’s me and my tea!

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