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Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – November 2025 Tea #2 - A sample from an order

I was okay finishing this sample from a long ago order, as I only found it a Just Okay blend.  I miss ordering from B&B!   If only they had my favorites all at once, I might be able to justify shipping, but finding Easter Egg Nests and Pumpkin available at the same time is probably never going to happen…

Cameron B.

I was planning to order their advent, but they didn’t release Salted Caramel Lebkuchen this year so I didn’t. :(

tea-sipper

yeah, that’s a good one. I don’t see Christmas Cake available either…

Leafhopper

Could you try emailing them and explaining your dilemma? They might be able to hold some Easter teas for you until the fall if you make a big enough order and explain about the high shipping cost. A vendor did this for me once, though the timeline was a bit shorter.

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Cameron B.

I was planning to order their advent, but they didn’t release Salted Caramel Lebkuchen this year so I didn’t. :(

tea-sipper

yeah, that’s a good one. I don’t see Christmas Cake available either…

Leafhopper

Could you try emailing them and explaining your dilemma? They might be able to hold some Easter teas for you until the fall if you make a big enough order and explain about the high shipping cost. A vendor did this for me once, though the timeline was a bit shorter.

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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
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Lupicia
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Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
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
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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

My profile photo is from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey, and Glenn Fabry. I have been using this profile well before sad allegations against the creator, so will continue to use it for now.

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.)

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