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Coldbrew sipdown (325/307)

My father in law secretly enjoys the iced teas I make and he’s always surprised by them. Every time I have coldbrew ready when they come over and he always sighs and says he guesses he’ll try one. This time he was intrigued by the ice wine tea, as he’s a big wine drinker, so I poured him a small glass and he was very surprised by the flavor of the ice wine. “It really does taste like ice wine!”

XD. He cracks me up. Anyway, this is a sad farewell, I love this tea dearly. But I have several other ice wine teas and they will keep me warm.

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drank Guava Cadabra by DAVIDsTEA
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SO much yum. We had the inlaws over yesterday, so I made a big jug of this coldbrewed in the fridge, expecting my sister in law to come. Welp, she was feeling ill and couldn’t come and while the other in laws helped with some of the other cold brews I had going, This one was too scarily pink XD. So I’m drinking it down, today it is helping me get over a ridiculous amount of Popeye’s chicken. It’s one of the few places up here that I can find good biscuits, but everything is so, so saltly. And since we tend to be on a low-sodium diet, when we do splurge, the salt is overwhelming.

So today I am chugging it to get some hydration back in my system, so I’m grateful to have it. It’s good, very good, but not as amazing as I remember. I’m trying to empty some space in my tin drawers, so this will be a sipdown, I think. I do get some guava from it, but over it tastes like many, many other herbals from Davids. Fruity and hibsicusy with a weird little metallic tang in the middle of the sip.

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Coldbrew sipdown (326/308)

I’m kinda really sad to see this one go. Tonight, after a night of eating too much at Denny’s, then doing grocery shopping while fighting the urge to pass out (something that happens frequently when I eat and then walk around for a while), this tea is hitting the spot beautifully. I’m chugging it and it’s calming my stomach and quenching my thirst. After we get rid of a few of our tins and such, I might consider restocking this one. It’s light, refreshing berries.

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The rooibos is way too strong and medicinal in this coldbrew. This is not my idea of a good tea and I’m debating just tossing the rest of it. I barely get any peach and what I do get is artificial.

CHAroma

Toss! Don’t think twice. ;)

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94

Holy cow I love this tea. I love ice wine and I love berries, so this tea is perfect for me. It’s that cool berry sweetness and it’s just so good. I’m sad this will be a sipdown tomorrow.

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Coldbrew Sipdown (328/310)

Eh. I like the raspberry, it’s good (also, I don’t think the picture used for this tea is the right one). But the ginger is kinda off-putting. I’m not a fan of ginger, though. It’s a good coldbrew, very refreshing, but I’ll take Razzmintazz from Tealish any day

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95

I love this tea. I have both the Red Leaf Tea and the Davids version and they’re both wonderful. Raspberry and white grape and just overall amazing-ness. It’s light and hydrating and so, so good. This was coldbrewed and it’s my favorite way to enjoy this tea.

Even if it does make me think of Zapp Branigan every damn time.

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drank Mango Madness by DAVIDsTEA
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Coldbrew sipdown (329/311)

A world of hell no. Full disclosure, this tea is three years old. And nasty. It tastes bitter, metallic and fake.

blegh. Likely my fault due to holding on to it for so long, but I’m in no rush to try it again. it smelled so good too, sads.

Plunkybug

Never a fave of mine, though I know people who have loved it.

Daddyselephant

I loved it when it first came out, but ugh.

Plunkybug

I wanted to like it.

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drank Mango Madness by DAVIDsTEA
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drank Goji Pop by DAVIDsTEA
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I remember now why we got a tin of this, despite is being a heavier tea and thus more expensive per cup.

Because it is gorram delicious.

My wife had a Moment last night when she got home from work and actually drank all three teas I had set aside for her from my coldbrews. Bear Trap disappeared in a matter of seconds! She liked it more than this tea, but I disagree. I love Goji Pop.

It’s melon-y and fruity and light and refreshing. It’s summer in a cup and just plain wonderful.

Fjellrev

Yes! I love this one too. I’ve been neglecting it as of late, though, trying to finish up other cold brew teas.

Daddyselephant

I had thought this might be moved into sipdown territory, but NOPE. This is love and I will always refill my tin lol. Besides, every once in a while, in the middle of sipdowns, you deserve a tea that you absolutely love. Especially if you’ve had a row of bad sipdowns and need a reminder of why you love tea XD

Fjellrev

Haha exactly. I feel like I’m forever working on teas I don’t particularly care for, so you’re right, you got to take a break and enjoy the ones you love.

Lynxiebrat

Aisling…exactly! a row of bad teas can be totally depressing, and definitely worth a pick me up!

Daddyselephant

Exactly! And let me tell you, after some of the teas I’ve had recently (Mango Madness and Licorice Twist, I’m looking at you), I needed a pick me up tea. Goji Pop and the Champagne I’m drinking now are definitely helping with that!

…that and finding out that De is taking me to the Zoo on Sunday!

Lynxiebrat

Weeee! As soon as the weather is consistantly warmer here, I want to visit the zoo, hopefully with my sweetie.

Daddyselephant

We’ve got a membership and now that we’ve moved, we’re a mere 15 minutes away. It’s awesome.

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Formerly aisling of tea, now you can call me ele .

“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!

New label as of May, 2015: Diabetic. I’m using tea to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings and keep me hydrated without hurting my system or messing with my blood sugar.

Ah, tea. My love for you is ever changing. At my last update, I was all about the rooibos and now I hardly drink it. I only occasionally had an oolong and now I have one just about every day. I’ve learned the art of resteeping and coldbrewing and kombucha. I have a lovely little tea pet named…well, I haven’t decided on a name for him yet. I also have five! live pets, a tabby cat named Rosabella Francis (Bella for short), a ginger cat named Orange Julius Pekoe (Pekoe), a white and grey cat named Earl Jean Grey (Earlie), a tuxedo cat (and the only boy in the house) Prince Erik Darien Darjeeling (JiJi) and a red foot tortoise named Da Hong Pao (Pao). So if you see me referring to my girls, I don’t have kids, just animals.

As for tea, I love oolongs, herbals, and black tea. Since I am no longer working, I no longer feel the constant need for a mate energy boost, though I do still reach for it from time to time. I also drink less matcha, though I do throw a spoonful or two in when I’m making smoothies. Most of my tea I drink coldbrewed, and since I discovered coldbrewed rooibos was giving me headaches, I’m drinking less and less of it. Straight pu-erh is not a thing I enjoy, but there are a few flavored blends I like. Greens are still too finicky for me to bother with hot, but they make great cold brews.

I am by no means a tea purist. I greatly enjoy flavored teas and I put stevia in all of my teas. It’s just how I do.

I think I’m going to name my tea pet Mr. Turtle. Even though he’s a tortoise.

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