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Simple but sweet. Also decent resteep value for the vanilla flavour.

Steep Count: 3 (prefer the second steep to the more earthy first steep)

Flavors: Bread, Caramel, Chocolate, Earth, Honey, Malt, Milk, Powdered Sugar, Sweet, Vanilla, Yams

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
gmathis

This sounds really nice! Has your area dried out yet?

Crowkettle

We got more rain all evening and this morning but my community and the ones most adjacent to me are all alright! The community 33 miles away (Abbotsford) is still in dire straits though – 90 more properties evacuated today (on top of people and livestock still displaced). There is a natural drainage basin that area wants to reform (Sumas Lake) and all the infrastructure used to remove it 100 years ago (pumps, dyke) were in poor shape before this – so perfect storm :|

Everyone “milk panicked” last week but that’s ok too now.

gmathis

Glad you’re well. Praying for some sunshine for you!

Crowkettle

Thanks gmathis! Hope everything is well in your neck of the woods too :)

Evol Ving Ness

CrowKettle, all this must have been very stressful for all of you. yikes! I’m glad you are ok. I did not realize that you were so close to the very much at risk areas. Yes, more sun and drainage needed.

Crowkettle

Thanks Evol Ving Ness! Yeah, Abbotsford (and Chilliwack), for all the farming imagery, is not the boonies! They’re like a hairline from being considered part of the Metro Vancouver Regional District and are considered so informally by many anyways (MVRD area is only 2,882.68 km2/1,113.01 sq mi so we’re pretty tiny compared to other greater city regions in North America).

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gmathis

This sounds really nice! Has your area dried out yet?

Crowkettle

We got more rain all evening and this morning but my community and the ones most adjacent to me are all alright! The community 33 miles away (Abbotsford) is still in dire straits though – 90 more properties evacuated today (on top of people and livestock still displaced). There is a natural drainage basin that area wants to reform (Sumas Lake) and all the infrastructure used to remove it 100 years ago (pumps, dyke) were in poor shape before this – so perfect storm :|

Everyone “milk panicked” last week but that’s ok too now.

gmathis

Glad you’re well. Praying for some sunshine for you!

Crowkettle

Thanks gmathis! Hope everything is well in your neck of the woods too :)

Evol Ving Ness

CrowKettle, all this must have been very stressful for all of you. yikes! I’m glad you are ok. I did not realize that you were so close to the very much at risk areas. Yes, more sun and drainage needed.

Crowkettle

Thanks Evol Ving Ness! Yeah, Abbotsford (and Chilliwack), for all the farming imagery, is not the boonies! They’re like a hairline from being considered part of the Metro Vancouver Regional District and are considered so informally by many anyways (MVRD area is only 2,882.68 km2/1,113.01 sq mi so we’re pretty tiny compared to other greater city regions in North America).

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I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.

My favourites are teas like Milk Oolong, Silver Needle,and Japanese Sencha/Gyokuro, or fruity and floral flavoured ones. However, I generally enjoy ALL the teas, including a good old cup of Earl Grey or Breakfast blend.

FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS/NOTES:

DESSERT FLAVOURS
Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Butterscotch, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan, Butter

FRUIT & BERRIES
Citrus Fruits, Passionfruit, Banana, Pineapple, Melons, Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Elderberry, Persimmon, Rhubarb..

SPICES
Ginger, Turmeric, Clove-forward chai, Cardamom

AROMATIC & HERBACEOUS NOTES
Sandalwood, Frankincense, Juniper, Eucalyptus, Mints

FLORALS
Lavender, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac, Violet, etc.

VEGGIE/GRAIN NOTES
Spinach, Grass, Hay, Cucumber, Rice, Sweet Potato

Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
Stevia, Apple, Cocoa Nib, Almond, Licorice, Cinnamon-forward blends, Chinese Sencha

Subjective Rating System:
I don’t give a lot of low ratings out, since a) I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me, and b) I don’t have a lot of strong dislikes.

90-100: Favourites. The Desert Island Teas.
80-89: Loved teas. Possibly staple-worthy.
70-79: Good teas, but I’m less likely to repurchase. Minor quibbles.
60-69: Ok teas. Likely a few preference and/or quality issues.
50-59: Cup of meh. Will do in a pinch.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, an unholy abomination. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.

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