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I bought a box of this a long while ago and didn’t remember that I didn’t like it until I bought another box. Brewing this hot is rather uninspiring if you’ve had a good smoky and smooth Lapsang Souchong. I don’t mind trying a bagged tea as they are easier for traveling and go cups.
I also don’t drink a lot of iced tea, its not something I gravitate towards, it seems un-natural to water down my tea. But we’ve had some hot days here and we started boat tours this week so I need something cool to sip on while I blather on about the history, rocks, plants and big horn sheep in our canyon. So I gave this a shot, brewed it hot in my go cup and added ice to the top. Wow that mellowed this tea out. Now its just mildly smoky and can stand up to 8 oz of ice. Not bitter at all. I’ll finish what I have, but won’t be buying again. Iced its not that bad, hot its barely drinkable.

Flavors: Smoke

AJRimmer

Yeah, I just refrigerate my teas that I want to drink cold because I hate the idea of watering them down!

Mastress Alita

I not only don’t like the “watering down” aspect, but no matter what I do the ice always seems to make the tea taste like freezer scum. Blech. I usually cold brew (dump tea in mason jar with cold water, leave over night, strain next day) but occassionally will brew hot, dump in a mason jar, and stick in fridge.

Cameron B.

If I’m going to make an iced tea, I brew it stronger and then pour over ice so it’s being “watered down” to the correct potency if that makes sense?

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AJRimmer

Yeah, I just refrigerate my teas that I want to drink cold because I hate the idea of watering them down!

Mastress Alita

I not only don’t like the “watering down” aspect, but no matter what I do the ice always seems to make the tea taste like freezer scum. Blech. I usually cold brew (dump tea in mason jar with cold water, leave over night, strain next day) but occassionally will brew hot, dump in a mason jar, and stick in fridge.

Cameron B.

If I’m going to make an iced tea, I brew it stronger and then pour over ice so it’s being “watered down” to the correct potency if that makes sense?

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I started drinking more tea about 10 years ago when I found that even my half -caf coffee was making me jittery and then sleepy after the caffeine wore off. While I started out with mostly Teavana, but soon expanded my tea cupboard to include lapsang souchon, pu-erh, Assam, and other strong black teas. I do enjoy oolongs, green, and other teas, as well as a nice tisane for an evening cuppa.
I’m not fond of jasmine or bergamont teas, though I’ll try anything once.
I am an avid traveler, hiker, soccer player/watcher.
I love trying new tea in new places, if you see something in my cupboard you want to try, hit me up for a swap!

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