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Lupiressmoon drank Great Smoky Mountains by Simpson & Vail

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I want to try more samples from Simpson & Vail, but their options are a bit limited in certain respects. The Literary Tea would be a fun box but it’s about $34, I have one of the listed ones already, one of the ones I’m most curious about is not in the box, so even though they are fun sampler, boxes, it doesn’t work for everything. I did cave and get the National Park Tea Box, though. A bit cheaper and I hadn’t tried any. A very cute box and I’m happy to try these before breaking out the advent calendar for December from another company.

I have such mixed feelings about this tea! I liked it, but I also didn’t fully enjoy it. It’s so odd. It stayed pleasant throughout as it cooled. I steeped four minutes with 1 tsp to 4 oz. The smell dry is blueberry for sure and gets a little overwhelming. The smell is smokey in the background. I drank on the porch when playing some of my games last night with it raining, no food with it. Added a little cube of sugar after the first few sips to enhance.

It IS smokey but it has a full blend of other flavors so that is not as predominate depending on the sip. It is strong, but not overwhelming. It is smokey, but fruity. It is fruity, but the smoke elevates that and changes it a bit. I drank the full cup and liked, but it is certainly unusual. They did a good job blending unusual combinations with the right notes. I’ll drink the rest of the bag, but this won’t be a keeper staple I’ll order a large tin of.

It almost reminds me of camping, smoking a cigar with a small glass of some sort of strong alcoholic beverage, while munching on blueberries lol

Flavors: Berry, Blueberry, Smoke

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Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 4 OZ / 118 ML

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I have a drink obsession in general – daily lattes and coffees, and of course teas of many varieties. I mainly drink hot tea in Florida, but still enjoy the occasional southern sweet iced.

My preference is black tea, although I’m open to trial and error with others. I like the old fashioned English style tea cups, tea parties, food pair-ups, mini desserts and pies, cubes of sugar, small collection of Rose Red tea pets, you get the idea. I will always have an old fashioned tea kettle on the stove, but have recently purchased an electric tea kettle that I absolutely adore. I’m lazy by nature, so I have switched to stuffing tea bags for the loose teas to save on clean-up and disposal with other strainers.

I love smokey teas, non-bitter, not overly astringent, strong tea background mixed with flavored teas, no artificial sweetener tastes, balanced florals IF there must be a floral. I used to love spice, but it has to be done right. A former chai fan – now it reminds me of colored pencils. Cinnamon sounds good but so many teas have it artificial or odd tasting. Same goes for chocolate, some things have to be done just right to work.

Primary Tea Companies currently in 2022 – Harney and Sons, August Uncommon, Simpson & Vail, Fusion, Tea Spot, English Tea Store for odds and ends, The Tea Table

Most missed tea place and tea: Plum Brandy Cheesecake by Butiki

Very picky with anything Roobios, and Darjeeling/Oolong are hit or miss depending on the blend and my taste buds. Mint works in a mood but I’m not a big fan. Gravitate toward good name blends and fall themes when doing yet more sampler orders.

I like adding a cube of sugar to almost all teas, not usually milks. I don’t like stevia or any artificial sweetener taste. I adore honey, but to me it doesn’t suit tea unless I have a sore throat as both the tea and the honey change their flavor profile quite a bit if I mix them.

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Lakeland, Florida, United States

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