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My brother and I practically just peed ourselves watching Birdemic! I’ve seen it many times because it’s one of my favourite poorly done horror movies, but it was the first time he’d ever seen it and he found it so horribly done in the best way possible; just like I do! Seriously, if you love poorly done horror movies or just bad movies in general you need to check this out! It’s up there with the likes of The Room, Trolls 2, and Sharknado.

This is what I made to drink with the movie. Last time I had it hot, it was incredibly sour and tart and sort of a pure hibiscus taste, but I wanted to give it another shot with less leaf and a shorter steep time to see if that improved things. So, this time I used 1/2 tbsp. for my 12 oz. timolino steeped for just two minutes.

Taste wise, it was still pretty sharp and sour though certainly not as much. That part of the tea is really unenjoyable, to be honest. However, the aftertaste (similar to what I remember from last time) is nice and creamy and just the right amount of sweet and sour strawberry with a sort of rum feel to compliment the creaminess. So – it’s kind of hard to fairly judge it because you have two major extremes: super shrill kind of sour that overwhelms you at the start of each sip, and a nice creamy and fruity taste that lingers after the sip, letting things end nicely.

Ugh.

I still need to try this cold brewed to see how that changes things, but this is just so fickle, so unless it’s amazing cold brewed there’s no way I’m getting it again…

VariaTEA

omg Sharknado. If you want another movie like that, you really need to check out Titanic 2 on Netflix. I watched it with friends and we talked about its ridiculousness all weekend.

Shadowfall

You should also check out a movie called Sharktopus. Which is absolutely just as hilariously awful as it sounds. Not sure if it’s on Netflix since I don’t have Netflix to check. Lol.

Roswell Strange

I’ve seen so many bad shark movies! Sharktopus, Two Headed Shark Attack, Land Shark, Sharks in Venice, Sand Sharks, Megashark vs. Crocosaurus, Ice Sharks… A lot of those are on Netflix, and definitely worth checking out!

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VariaTEA

omg Sharknado. If you want another movie like that, you really need to check out Titanic 2 on Netflix. I watched it with friends and we talked about its ridiculousness all weekend.

Shadowfall

You should also check out a movie called Sharktopus. Which is absolutely just as hilariously awful as it sounds. Not sure if it’s on Netflix since I don’t have Netflix to check. Lol.

Roswell Strange

I’ve seen so many bad shark movies! Sharktopus, Two Headed Shark Attack, Land Shark, Sharks in Venice, Sand Sharks, Megashark vs. Crocosaurus, Ice Sharks… A lot of those are on Netflix, and definitely worth checking out!

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Hello! My name is Kelly, though many people in the tea community call me Ros or Roswell.

I am a mid-twenties tea addict, blogger, and all around nerd. I grew up in the Prairies, but a few years ago I relocated to Quebec to pursue a career with DAVIDsTEA in the tea industry! I’m still working on getting my French language skills down…

My first introduction to tea, in any form outside of instant and bottled iced tea, was about seven years ago when I happened to stumble upon DAVIDsTEA while looking for a birthday present for a friend! I tried their Birthday Cake rooibos blend, and I’ve been hooked on tea ever since! In those seven years; I was introduced to the online tea community, expanded my interest in flavoured teas to include a deep love and appreciation for straight teas and traditional brewing methods, got a tea themed tattoo, started reviewing teas, amassed a sizable tea and teaware collection, became a TAC certified Tea Sommelier, & even came full circle by beginning a career in the tea industry with DAVIDsTEA!

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You name it, I probably drink it- and I’ll absolutely try anything at least once.

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Currently exploring/obsessed with: Sheng from Yiwu, Yancha (Qilan in particular), anything with a strong sweet potato note. Also, I need to try ALL the root beer teas! Searching for a really good caramel flavoured blend, ideally with a black tea base.

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