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drank Chai by Harney & Sons
4321 tasting notes

Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – August 2024 Tea #2 – August 8 – International Infinity Day: drink a tea you’ll love forever

Now, it might not be THIS chai that I would love forever, but let’s just say it would be chai in general that I would love forever! One, because chai is the first tea I ever had (even if it was a Celestial Seasonings chai — it was good!) and two, chai is always a comforting cup.  At least this one has the strength I always wish a chai to have!  And the price isn’t bad either. 

Courtney

Chai is so lovely. I’ve just become obsessed with the Blue Lotus Traditional Masala Chai — still need to make a note, but having 1+ ice chai lattes daily haha!

tea-sipper

Oh good, thanks! I added it to “my list” of teas to keep in mind for the future. I noticed that this particular chai has two notes from 12 years ago, so Blue Lotus has been around a while!

Courtney

I was searching for a good chai alternative to the one our local coffee shop has – Dona concentrate). I wanted a spicy version with a kick, since so many pre-made chais fall short on that front. I came across Blue Lotus on a Reddit thread and also saw those Steepster notes and thought why not? Well, no regrets here haha!

tea-sipper

That’s kind of what Steepster is all about really, those two Steepster notes giving approval to a tea. Then you know at least two people think it’s good! Otherwise, how would all of us tea people know what tea to buy?!

Courtney

So true! It’s so often what pushes me over the ‘tea purchase fence’!

Martin Bednář

Lucky for me you’re usually writing about American (and Canadian) brands; which means that shipping would be expensive + customs and I can say no quite easily without regrets.

tea-sipper

I know.. sorry about that, Martin!

Martin Bednář

No need to be sorry. I am sure you are mouth-watering while I write about my European blends too :)

tea-sipper

Of course!

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Courtney

Chai is so lovely. I’ve just become obsessed with the Blue Lotus Traditional Masala Chai — still need to make a note, but having 1+ ice chai lattes daily haha!

tea-sipper

Oh good, thanks! I added it to “my list” of teas to keep in mind for the future. I noticed that this particular chai has two notes from 12 years ago, so Blue Lotus has been around a while!

Courtney

I was searching for a good chai alternative to the one our local coffee shop has – Dona concentrate). I wanted a spicy version with a kick, since so many pre-made chais fall short on that front. I came across Blue Lotus on a Reddit thread and also saw those Steepster notes and thought why not? Well, no regrets here haha!

tea-sipper

That’s kind of what Steepster is all about really, those two Steepster notes giving approval to a tea. Then you know at least two people think it’s good! Otherwise, how would all of us tea people know what tea to buy?!

Courtney

So true! It’s so often what pushes me over the ‘tea purchase fence’!

Martin Bednář

Lucky for me you’re usually writing about American (and Canadian) brands; which means that shipping would be expensive + customs and I can say no quite easily without regrets.

tea-sipper

I know.. sorry about that, Martin!

Martin Bednář

No need to be sorry. I am sure you are mouth-watering while I write about my European blends too :)

tea-sipper

Of course!

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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
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
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
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

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

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.)

Happy sipping!

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