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I went through my tea drawers the other day which called to my attention some older teas with just a serving or so left. This is one of those easy sipdowns that I figured was worth just finishing off. I have enjoyed this tea well enough but never loved it. It never stood out to me so I think it is time to say goodbye.

Eggnog Latte Sipdown (289)

This tea is an interesting spice cake flavor. I wish I waited a little longer to try it because I am getting that spice flavor cutting through the eggnog and I think if my tastebuds were 100% back to normal, I would really enjoy it. At the same time, there is something more than spice cutting through. Something sweet and fruity. I just can’t put my finger on it. I also think I can get some of the pine which is an interesting ingredient that works here.

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Lazy breakfast tea to go with my lazy breakfast of a roasted bagel and cream cheese. My plan was to make a fancy breakfast but that didn’t happen so this tea seems fitting.

Taste wise, this is briskand more floral than I typically like. Tea Revv recommends a splash of milk however i have a whole lot of eggnog that’s going bad December 4 so i put a splash of that instead. It was a weird choice because now this tastes like floral eggnog. Oops

Minty licorice with a cinnamon ginger aftertaste. This is warm but fresh but also just a whole lot of weird.

Ginger and turmeric are the stars here. It’s got a nice spiced flavor atop green tea. It is nice though not something I would reach for often. It is awesome to be able to taste again but I am saving rating until I’m back to 100% normal.

Anyways, instead of doing my studying for exams or preparing for my client meeting tomorrow, I decided to go through my steepster cupboard and make sure it is up to date. Turns out there were a bunch of teas I have finished or traded but left in my virtual cupboard. So, I went from 330something to 282 real fast when I actually took the time to go through it all.

However, one question I have is what to do with the teas in my swap box? Currently they are not in my online cupboard because I have no interest in drinking them. Some teas I have designated for certain people so I think it makes sense that those are no longer listed but for the teas that are just in my swap box with no intentional recipient, should I add them in to my virtual cupboard? What do others do?

Woke up this morning able to breathe through my nose. Things are looking up and my tastebuds are coming back. I steeped up this tea and noticed all the vanilla bean seeds dotted throughout my mug. This smelled 100% like vanilla marshmallow and I’m getting some of that but mostly I’m getting the roastiness of the hojicha.

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I have been terrified to drink this since the pickles yesterday but it is caffeine free and it is hot and I can’t taste anything anyways so might as well drink up an old blend. This is slightly pickle-y but not as bad as yesterday. Thank goodness!

This smelled really good. Taste I get bergamot and maltiness and then a void. Soon I’ll be back to normal…maybe.

I wasn’t planning on writing a review for this cup but then I drank it and couldn’t believe that it tasted like pickles. I would prefer to go back to tasteless if pickle is my other option.