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drank Red Queen Cupcake by Butiki Teas
4183 tasting notes

Additional notes: Revisiting this one! Wow how the flavors still pop. Really I just wanted to leave a note for the steeping parameters that seemed to really work well this time. I noticed the cup got VERY dark on the first steep and only went with a minute. Here is hoping I check the note before steeping it next time. Probably won’t. Still sososo good. Still so much Butiki love! Anyone know what Stacy is up to?
Steep #1  // 1 1/3 teaspoon for full mug // 20 minutes after boiling  // 1 minute steep
Steep #2  // 2 minutes after boiling //  3 1/2 min

tea-sipper

I guess a big keyword for my tea collection would be “STILL”? I guess there are worse words…

derk

STILL?’ has a different meaning for my collection. Like I STILL haven’t finished this? And my collection is nowhere near the size of yours. You must be a master of the tea storage environment for your teas to STILL have great flavor!

tea-sipper

Exactly. STILL can have many meanings for my tea. muhaha. And I’m very meticulous with tea storage.

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tea-sipper

I guess a big keyword for my tea collection would be “STILL”? I guess there are worse words…

derk

STILL?’ has a different meaning for my collection. Like I STILL haven’t finished this? And my collection is nowhere near the size of yours. You must be a master of the tea storage environment for your teas to STILL have great flavor!

tea-sipper

Exactly. STILL can have many meanings for my tea. muhaha. And I’m very meticulous with tea storage.

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)

Happy sipping!

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