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Short Sorceress drank Pancake Breakfast Black Tea by 52teas

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This is another tea that came to me from iHeartTeas during her sell-off sale.

The first time I tried this tea I found it very underwhelming, so much so that I didn’t even bother to write a tasting note about it. Today I decided that it was going to be one of the two teas that I either sip-down or add to the traveling tea box that is on its way to me.

I wasn’t very satisfied with my results of the first cup today, it was slightly astringent and all I was able to taste was the very strong black base. I added a bit of rock sugar to see if I could temper the astringency that I didn’t care for and promptly forgot about my cup of tea. Hours later I came back to it and drank it at room temperature.

I’m still not so sure that I get pancakes from this, but the sugar helped draw out some of the flavors I’ve been missing. I’m just beginning to pick up hints of maple. I do think this is an ok breakfast tea, but I don’t care for the black base enough to drink it on a regular basis. I think I’ll add this one to the traveling tea box, I have a fair amount of it and I’m sure someone along the way will enjoy it much more than I have.

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205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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I would LOVE to try this one! I have been wanting to for some time now. I pray that he reblends it. I am sorry it wasn’t your thing.

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BrewTEAlly Sweet
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I would LOVE to try this one! I have been wanting to for some time now. I pray that he reblends it. I am sorry it wasn’t your thing.

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I am always interested in swapping so if you see anything in my cupboard that you want to try just send me a message. Please keep in mind that I order most of my teas in sample sizes and may not have a lot to swap. I’m also trying to keep my swaps limited to one a month so I don’t break the bank.

My favorite tea companies to order from are American Tea Room, Rishi, TeaVivre, and Single Origin Teas, however I am constantly lured away from my favorites by a good sale.

Ingredients I love in tea
rose, peach, oolong, osmanthus, vanilla, marshmallow root and peppermint

Ingredients I dislike in tea:
spearmint, chocolate, orange, hibiscus, sage and for the most part lemon.

I am a firm believer that sage only belongs in my thanksgiving stuffing/dressing and absolutely not in my tea.

Allergies
Cinnamon, Chocolate, Burdock Root, and Goji Berries

Teawares:
FORLIFE Curve Teapot, 24oz
Adagio ingenuiTEA, 16oz
Adagio Iced ingenuiTEA, 32oz
Zojirushi Water Pot, 4L
Libbey Country Fair drinking jars for ice tea
TeaVivre Travel Gaiwan

Rating Guidelines:

100 – 90: Pantry essential and some of my all time favorites that I can’t live without.

89 – 80: You’ll have a pretty good chance of finding this is my pantry on a regular basis, but it isn’t the end of the world if I run out.

79 – 70: I might consider restocking this at some point if the price was right.

69 – 40: Not undrinkable, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy it again.

39 – 20: What in the world were they thinking? Probably still finished this just because I hate to waste anything.

19 – 0: Wow, that’s so terrible chances are pretty good I dumped it out and gave away the rest.

My current top five favorite teas:

China Black – Rishi Tea
Earl Grey Cream – Zen Tea
Lemoncello – American Tea Room
Nonpareil Anxi Qing Xiang TieGuanYin Oolong – TeaVivre
White Tea Rose Mélange – Rishi Tea

Location

Oregon, WI

Website

http://www.notstarvingyet.com/

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