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Short Sorceress drank Orchard Spice by Verdant Tea

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I’m not generally a fan of apples and oranges in tea, but this blend really changed my mind. It is such a wonderful autumn tea, I wish I had ordered more than a sample. If this is still available next time I place an order I may have to pick up a little bit more.

With spice teas I’m often disappointed because the cinnamon overwhelms everything, but in this blend everything works together and no one ingredient outshines the other. I don’t notice the white or black base as much as I pick up the flavors of the apple, orange, and spice, but that doesn’t really bother me. The subtle creaminess from the vanilla was a wonderful addition and what really pushed this over the top for me.

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205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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I still have everything in my sample package except for one cup’s worth, and I didn’t like it, so you’re free to have it if you’d like.

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I’d love to take it off your hands as long as you don’t mind the fact that I’m in the US.

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I still have everything in my sample package except for one cup’s worth, and I didn’t like it, so you’re free to have it if you’d like.

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I’d love to take it off your hands as long as you don’t mind the fact that I’m in the US.

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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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