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I decided I absolutely deserved to finally open my new pouch of Minted Monkey. I think of this as an afternoon or evening dessert tea, but heck, who says you can’t have dessert with your mid morning break? I opened a box of my new Girl Scout shortbread cookies to go with it. Mmm… Delicious! Compared to the Oolong I had for breakfast this tea seems quite strong. (and maybe I used a little more leaves this time) But just as smooth as my sample from my last order. So glad I have this one back in the cupboard!

Normally I want a black tea right away in the morning, but my sinus infection has gone into my lungs (sino-bronchitis, it’s called. lovely) and my throat is raw so I looked for something mild and soothing. I haven’t had this one in a while, so I decided on it. Such a lovely tea, so light and mild I can’t imagine anyone not liking it.

Great cup of tea, and not just for the holidays, but all year round. I brewed a pot of this late this afternoon and drank a cup hot. Then I had to go out, and when I came home I had a cup cold. It was great either way. Some spicy teas leave a coating on the tongue. This one didn’t. It has a warm, spicy flavor, but I didn’t feel like the spices were overpowering. I haven’t had a tea from Tippy’s yet that I didn’t enjoy. I think this will be fabulous tomorrow morning, when the temp is supposed to be -21 F (-30C).

After finishing the pot of the other Georgia tea Idecided to have a cup of this one too. What a great tea! Wish I could smell this and get the full experience of citrus. Still yummy.

Made a pot of this tea this morning. It is still a favorite. Mild, smooth, slightly sweet. I have enough left to send a sample over to another Steepsterian.

I received my Tippy’s Tea order today and this was the sample they sent along. Although I was anxious to brew a pot of Minted Monkey, I decided to make a cup of this to see how I liked it. I LOVE it! This tea is very, very smooth, almost sweet, with a hint something that I’ll call creamy. Without any flavoring, this is almost like a dessert tea. With my anosmia, I can’t differentiate between flavors, so others might rave about the maltiness, or the cocoa undertones, but i’ll just say “Yum!”

I had this one for my mid-morning tea, and I’m going to re-steep for my after lunch tea. Yum! Smooth, a bit of sweet, this might actually be the best of the Discover Georgia sampler I ordered from What-Cha.

I decided to go with an old favorite tonight, so pulled Cranberry Pear out of the cupboard. This was one of my very first loose teas, (maybe THE first?) and I remember being amazed with the chunks of real cranberry and dried pear mixed in with the leaves. I’ve ranked it as a 100 partly for old times sake, and partly because I just really like this tea. The tea base is light compared to some I’ve had, but that’s not a bad thing. I think this tea will remain a favorite all my life.

My third tea of the day. I have a cough that brings up yuck … Sorry. TMI. I have a cough and a sore throat, so I thought I’d try this one again. It’s still pretty good, maybe better than the last cup I brewed because I was careful to not let it steep over 4 minutes. I think I;’ll do a 2dn steep and add maple syrup to it. I bought a teeny tiny bottle of maple syrup (3 ounces, approx 100 ml) and I keep forgetting that it would probably be marvelous in tea!

I’m going through my What-Cha samples and having a second cup of the ones I haven’t had for a while. It’s not time to put in an order yet, but no reason not to be prepared, right? This is my second tea of the morning. Ahhh, so good! Smooth, with just a hint of cinnamon, I could drink this one all day. puts check in Re-Order box