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Memily drank The Killer’s Vanilla by Butiki Teas

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Ok, I’m back on the guayusa wagon. I get so temperamental about how I feel about guayusa. It’s like I can only get back on the wagon for a week or so, then stay away for six months. I was trying to remember the previous guayusas I’ve tried and enjoyed—Blackberry Lime I got over very quickly, Good Morning Sunshine was nice but by the end I was just trying to get through it. I still have Cider Guayusa in the cupboard as well…

I’ll boldly state that the Killer’s Vanilla is my favourite yet, keeping in mind I may get sick of it soon enough? I feel like it’s done a good job in perking me up this week when I’ve been pretty exhausted (working too hard!) but I also like that the mint and vanilla add something else to the blend that works nicely together.

However this has all turned VERY DARK as I’ve only just now found out that Butiki CLOSED and a piece of my heart just broke forever. It’s my own fault for not paying close enough attention to this site, I suppose, and for not drinking lots of tea for a while last year! GOODBYE FOREVER HELLO SWEETIE :((((((((((( so many Butiki blends I never got to try. I’ll just have to be thankful that I put in that one big order. Thank you Stacy for all your wonderful work! You deserved every bit of praise that you got. <3

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Translating my ratings, at a glance:

100 — CRITICAL OBSESSION LEVEL REACHED; CAN YOU MARRY TEA!?
95 — this must always be in my pantry. forever.
90 — excellent! you need to try this tea!
85 — very good! you should try this tea!
80-70 — I enjoyed this and will happily drink it again.
65-50 — Fine. Unremarkable.
45-35 — this wasn’t the worst drink ever but I was disappointed; it didn’t live up to my expectations at all.
30-0 — I didn’t enjoy this tea and that makes me sad.

MY TEASTORY:

Grandad got me started young, white (a LOT of white) Irish breakfast with two.

I never strayed far from that until the world of T2 Tea came to Brisbane some years ago, and now I don’t know what I’d do without a pantry full of tea options.

These days I prefer to drink my teas straight without sweetener (though I appreciate some black variations shine better with milk and/or a dash of honey/sugar). I also love a speedy iced tea (hot brewed then poured over ice), and my latest obsession is cold brewing (which doesn’t make a lot of sense, as Australia is headed into winter and I live in the coldest corner of the country, but oh well).

I’d love to make a bunch of tea friends on here, especially those who can talk Aussie teas with me. I’ve recently come back from a jaunt to North America and it was a real hoot to hit up DAVIDsTEA after reading so many reviews! I wish I’d had the chance to get to more stores… but I’m happy with what I got back past customs. See those teas and my local jams in my reviews.

I LOVE:
+ black teas
+ white teas
+ oolongs
+ flavoured versions of all three of the above
+ herbal infusions and fruit tisanes

NOT A FAN:
+ most green teas
+ LICORICE ROOT (my sworn enemy) and aniseed flavours