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drank Piccolo by Lupicia
4319 tasting notes

Hooray, more Lupicia! This one is part of the caffeine free mini-tin set that I bought partially because I wanted to try the teas and partially because the mini tins are adorable! The set also includes Rooibos Lemon and Decaf Carol, and each tin contains 5 sachets. (http://instagram.com/p/wcKGgCGgPz/) This one has a teddy bear playing a piccolo on it, adorable! Anyway… I really dislike how vague Lupicia’s descriptions are – this one says berries and honey but doesn’t tell you what berries. Dry, it smells mostly like strawberry although there’s something the reminds me of apricot as well.

Wow, I’m surprised this tea has such a low rating (I suspect because a lot of people received it with the magazine or in grab bags, and a lot of those people don’t actually like rooibos…). The flavor is mostly strawberry jam, though I do taste honey as well. There’s something very slightly cough drop-ish about this, but it’s not enough to bother me much. It’s tasty enough as a nighttime tea! :)

Flavors: Honey, Jam, Medicinal, Strawberry, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 8 OZ / 236 ML
Tealizzy

I like this one. I think Lupicia does a good job with rooibos.

Cameron B.

It’s a perfectly nice strawberry rooibos. I really want to try some of their other flavors after loving Caramel & Rum. :)

Tealizzy

I also like jardin sauvage, which is a green rooibos with mango. :)

Cameron B.

Yeah, I liked that one too! I want to try Orange Kidd and Pommier. And Ume! I guess that’s almost all of them, ha ha. :D

Tealizzy

I think they had a peach melba one, but I’m not sure if it’s still around.

Skysamurai

Ahhh i was so tempted!!! I shoulda just bought em!

Cameron B.

Hah, I couldn’t help myself. The wee tins are too cute!

Kittenna

I believe this was in a lot of Happy Bags, and could have been old. (Also, I have Peach Melba from a Happy Bag too, haha).

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Tealizzy

I like this one. I think Lupicia does a good job with rooibos.

Cameron B.

It’s a perfectly nice strawberry rooibos. I really want to try some of their other flavors after loving Caramel & Rum. :)

Tealizzy

I also like jardin sauvage, which is a green rooibos with mango. :)

Cameron B.

Yeah, I liked that one too! I want to try Orange Kidd and Pommier. And Ume! I guess that’s almost all of them, ha ha. :D

Tealizzy

I think they had a peach melba one, but I’m not sure if it’s still around.

Skysamurai

Ahhh i was so tempted!!! I shoulda just bought em!

Cameron B.

Hah, I couldn’t help myself. The wee tins are too cute!

Kittenna

I believe this was in a lot of Happy Bags, and could have been old. (Also, I have Peach Melba from a Happy Bag too, haha).

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

~ 2025 SIPDOWN CHALLENGE! ~
- January sipdowns: 33
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I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.

Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia (or monkfruit, etc.).

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre

Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out

I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.

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