Sad. Third steep isn’t nearly as strong, and tastes, well, watery. But still has the flavours I so love, so it isn’t a total loss. After three cups, I’m ready for a new tea anyway :D
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Second steep is just as yummy, I added too much sugar, I need to start slowly weaning me off of a teaspoon of sugar for every cup of tea. Maybe after I’ve mastered steeping and resteeping, I’ll move on to sweetening ;). But the leaves are still going strong, and I think I’ve got at least one more steep, if not two, in them.
Used this to make ginger peach scones this morning, they turn out so good! I much prefer these over the Earl’s Garden scones I made for my wife last week! It brought a hint of sweetness without being overly fruity.
Tasty! I love a good, tasty tea, and this is definitely a hit! I am in dire need of a yummy pick me up this morning, I’m very glad we picked up a bag of this last night. Tasty, tasty, tasty. Definitely a tea to keep in the rotation. I plan to resteep it alllll day.
I have to agree with the others…this tea is very, very yummy, but not as raspberry as I’d like. Still, I’m enjoying it and am glad I bought it!
Got this to try as my to-go tea after our DT stop today…so very yummy! Much love for this drink, will definitely look into buying a bag of it. It’s a bit pricey, but I think well worth it…especially if it can help me fight this cold that’s coming.
I have to be honest. I have yet to find a way to brew or sweeten this tea so that I can drink it (though I’m intrigued by the shorter steep time mentioned by the other reviewer and might give that a try). I just plain don’t like it.
However, I do use it fairly often in my cooking. Last night I used it in Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Pie (a Shepard’s Pie recipe from the comic books) and it definitely enhanced the flavour…the more of the pie I ate, the more I enjoyed it. This isn’t a tea I’ll be replacing when it runs out, but it really is quite tasty when paired with beef in a dish.
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Sooooo nummy. We got a little bag of this at the beginning of the month and as soon as we were near a store again, we bought a tin. So very yummy. Still one of my favourites. Tomorrow my co-blogger and I are having a tea-cooking day and I am so looking forward to playing with this tea’s flavours. This was definitely a good choice for my tea of the day today.
This is the tea that made my wife fall in love with tea. It is so yummy, but goes bitter very easily. I was avoiding it because it seemed no matter what I used, tea bag, ball, or infuser, tea escaped and by the time I got around to drinking it (I like my tea lukewarm), it was too bitter.
But yesterday my wonderful wife surprised me with a looseleaf brewer and it seems to be making the difference! I only steeped it for 3 minutes, might go longer next time, and it is so yummy. Reminds me of why I fell for them in the first place. Also, the tea is gorgeous as it steeps…I’m now transfixed every time I steep a cup of tea, I love this brewer.
There are others I prefer, but it is definitely time to bring the cream of earl grey back to the table.
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Oh God….this tea…I don’t even…there are no words for the tastiness of this tea. I don’t like herbals. I use them for medicine and that’s about it. But this tea is amazing…I want to sit down with a giant pot of it and never move again. I’ve been getting sick and this tea is exactly what the doctor recommended.
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I’m bumping this one up a little, simply because of how beautifully it is resteeping for me. This is my third steep of these leaves and it is still soothing and yummy. The flavor is growing on me as well…this is a wonderful little tea that I very much underestimated. First steep, I only left it for 5 minutes. Second, 10. This time, I left it for 15 and for the next steep, I’ll likely just leave it in the water until it’s cool enough for me to drink (30+ minutes…I like my tea lukewarm)
The more I drink of this, the more impressed I am.
I think this is going to have to be my tea for the day, my throat is starting to ache constantly. I have to be honest, it’s not my favourite tea, but I also don’t have a whole lot of use for herbals. The only time I ever drink them is to use them like medicine, ie the throat soother for my throat or sweet dreams for my insomnia or spearmint for my tummy.
That being said, I do enjoy this one when I drink it and it does help wonderfully for my sore throat. It just doesn’t leave me constantly reaching for my tea mug like the black teas and oolongs do.
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I’m on my third steep with this tea and it’s still going strong! Well, not as strong, of course, but the flavour is still definitely there. And since I’m drinking out of a huge travel mug, I’m very impressed at the amount of yummy tea I’ve gotten out of his spoonful. I think three is the limit, I need to be switching to something decaf anyway, but I love this tea so very much.
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