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Our cold snap is intensifying. Right now it is 0 degrees (-18 C) and the wind chill is -21 (-29 C). If there was ever the perfect weather to drink tea., this is surely it. Except maybe tomorrow, when it is expected to be a high of -8 with wind chills of – 35 to -45. I think I’ll just stay in this weekend and drink tea.

After a disappointing fruit infusion earlier, I decided to brew a cup of this one. The dry leaf smells amazing. Even I, with my very muted sense of smell, can smell the orange and the rum. Those scents are still present in the aroma of the brewing tea. It’s best to drink this one when it has cooled a bit. As it cools, the rich chocolate-y notes come through. A really delicious dessert tea for a cold evening.

gmathis

Guess I won’t bellyache about my 29 degree damp chill :) Stay toasty!

Maddy Barone

Sometimes that damp cold is worse than what we have. The cold snap will break early tomorrow morning and by Tuesday we’ll be in the upper 20s. So just got to hold on another day or so.

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gmathis

Guess I won’t bellyache about my 29 degree damp chill :) Stay toasty!

Maddy Barone

Sometimes that damp cold is worse than what we have. The cold snap will break early tomorrow morning and by Tuesday we’ll be in the upper 20s. So just got to hold on another day or so.

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I love cats. I love alone time. I love sitting indoors on a cold winter night with a book or my knitting while drinking tea. I don’t have a sense of smell, so many of the more subtle flavors of tea escape me. Two of the things I CAN taste are bitter and sour, so any tea that has even a slightly bitter taste is nasty for me. And what others might perceive as pleasant tartness may be horribly sour for me.

I’m also a writer. I love writing, and a mug of hot tea helps me get through the hours sitting in front of the computer. Although I’m a comparatively new tea drinker, I’m jumping in feet first. Feel free to recommend any teas you think I might enjoy.

100-91 – Wowza! I want to keep this tea in the cupboard all the time.
75-90 – Very nice. It would be good to have this tea on hand from time to time.
60-74 – OK. Wouldn’t keep it in the cupboard, but I would drink it again.
45-59 – If a friend served this I would drink it to be polite, but it’s not really my cuppa.
Lower than 45 – Blech. It was too sour or bitter for my taste. Would not drink it again.

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