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Surprised this isn’t ranked higher. Maybe a straight Assam is just too “plain Jane” for some. I like it. A lot! This is an unblended, single-origin Tea, and its simple, malty goodness is exactly what I was hoping for. Just as with art, there’s no accounting for taste, and one opinion is as valid as the next. For me – this was a welcome cup!

Flavors: Malt

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 45 sec
gmathis

Been a long time since I’ve had some—but I remember liking it a lot. It’s hard to mess up a straight-up Assam!

ashmanra

Maybe try Grace Rare Tea Irish Breakfast. Might be a real winner for you. If you want it, I can pick it up in Southern Season in a couple of weeks.

Comm Guy

I’ve never been there. I have to go to Chapel Hill again soon. Maybe we should check it out.

ashmanra

They don’t have nearly as much tea as they used to carry, but it is quite a fun store! It is in University Mall, and you really MUST also take your sweet wife to Night Gallery/Branching Out just a few shops down. You would both like it a lot! (I hope!)

Comm Guy

Maybe we’ll have time to check them out when we go on Tuesday.

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gmathis

Been a long time since I’ve had some—but I remember liking it a lot. It’s hard to mess up a straight-up Assam!

ashmanra

Maybe try Grace Rare Tea Irish Breakfast. Might be a real winner for you. If you want it, I can pick it up in Southern Season in a couple of weeks.

Comm Guy

I’ve never been there. I have to go to Chapel Hill again soon. Maybe we should check it out.

ashmanra

They don’t have nearly as much tea as they used to carry, but it is quite a fun store! It is in University Mall, and you really MUST also take your sweet wife to Night Gallery/Branching Out just a few shops down. You would both like it a lot! (I hope!)

Comm Guy

Maybe we’ll have time to check them out when we go on Tuesday.

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I’ve heard others refer to me as a Renaissance man. I’m more apt to describe myself in a sentence ending with “…and master of none.”

I play music. I design and build things. I love art and quirky stuff. And I have a really cool wife.

In an attempt at a more graceful aging, I entered the wonderful world of tea for its health benefits in 2017. A home roaster and seasoned coffee-ologist, I dove quickly in, gleaning knowledge from every source possible and tasting all I could afford to buy, beg or borrow. Hundreds of cups, pots, bags and blends into it, I still consider myself a neophyte Steepster.

I’ve discovered I am a huge fan of Pu-erh and Assam, and quickly warmed up to Oolong, Yunnan Blacks, Keemun, and Matcha.

I enjoy Tisanes, too. We buy herbs in bulk and blend for both benefits and taste. In that order.

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