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Sipdown #2! Look at me go! Another sample.

I almost butchered this with a too-long steep when I already had double the recommended leaves in the infuser. Saved with a couple spoonfuls of sugar and a healthy dollop of cream. In fact, it’s kind of delicious now…

Official sipdown #1 now that my full kitchen stocks are loaded in here: this one was a sample from in store in late January when I needed something for a cocktail (see previous tasting note).

We’re into the first week of Autumn down here but for some reason the weather wanted to give us a reminder of Summer today, and I walked home in that sun! So a nice iced tea was in order for my return. I even threw in a mint ice cube for a little kick. Fresh and refreshing without being too sweet, just a hint of mango.

Breakfast time with a drop of cream and sugar.

In other news, I thought I finally had every last skerrick of tea in my house added to my cupboard, and then I remembered the extra box. Another five. Including samples, I’m up to 90. That’s it—I’m on a tea ban. NO NEW TEA IS ENTERING THIS HOUSE oh except for that swap with ashleyelizabeth. Ooh maybe I’ll crack 100 teas then… wait, this is not a goal to aspire to.

Ok, I think this is a tea I’ll have around for medicinal purposes, not enjoyment purposes. It tastes fine but doesn’t really have anything I’d seek out for tea-based happy times.

Hay gurl haaaaay. I didn’t have any milk left in the fridge tonight when I felt like a warm milky bedtime tea… but I DID have some cream. How decadent!

Big fan of Coffee Cake, but I need to slow down on my intake of it—I’m running out, and I still have so many other teas, a lot I haven’t even logged yet! Speaking of, I followed ashleyelizabeth’s lead and added all my teas to my cupboard. All of them. Even the samples. Help, I am overwhelmed. Time to focus on some sipdowns, I reckon!

But for now, bedtime. Sleep-in tomorrow, too!

Hot tip: sweet combination of Raspberry Rush and Apple Crumble doesn’t hold up through a third infusion. I guess I’m asking a bit much trying to steep a black tea a third time!

Had a first strong and delicious infusion of this for breakfast, then added a scoop of T2 Apple Crumble for my second infusion… um, YUM.

This is such a wonderful warm hug of a dessert tea. A touch of sweetener in the hazelnut brittle but apart from that it’s a tart baked good in liquid form.

Picked today because I still had a sample kicking around from when T2 had run out of stock and samples were all I could get! But it’s back in stock as of a couple of weeks ago so I’ve got a cheeky unopened box at home now too.

Also picked because I forgot to pack any infusers or steepers in my bag today and Apple Crumble’s got big chunks I can filter out with my teeth ;)