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Shadowfall drank Pumpkin Milkshake 2.0 by Butiki Teas

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Tea #6 from the Traveling Tea Box C Round 2
I’ve wanted to try this since I saw it on the website and was thrilled there was a smidge left in this box. Just a smidge since there was just about a tsp full in the bag. So I used a smidge of 6oz of water since normally the measure is 1.5 tsp/8 oz.
I really don’t get the milkshake part, but I definitely smell the pumpkin in the brew. Like I have pumpkin puree in my cup instead of tea. Lol. I had a bunch of pumpkin flakes that I shook out of the cracks of the package, so that may be why it’s so strongly pumpkin.
Tastewise I definitely get the pumpkin, but that’s about it. It’s actually kinda bitter and astringent otherwise, so I wonder if the water I used was a bit too hot (177ish instead of 170) or I steeped it too long? Sugar doesn’t really help and if I added any more it would defeat the purpose of having tea and not just sugar water or soda. Lol!
Kinda disappointing, but again, that may be because of user error and not actually the tea. But I dislike the pumpkin-ness of it enough that I wouldn’t really be interested in ordering/swapping for it to try again.

Preparation

175 °F / 79 °C 4 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 6 OZ / 177 ML

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I wanted to cut soda out of my life, so I started drinking more tea. Now I’m quickly becoming addicted. But that doesn’t seem like so bad of a thing considering all there is out there to try.

I started with blacks, but oolongs are quickly becoming my new favorite. Unfortunately, I haven’t really been able to find a green or white tea that I really enjoy. Eventually maybe.

Always open for swaps. If you see something in my cupboard that you’re interested in, feel free to send me a message about it. I do have alot of sample sizes in my cupboard, so there might be a few that I won’t be able to swap. But it never hurts to ask. ^^

Likes – Fruity teas (Peach, Apricot & Pineapple to be specific, but I’d likely be open to others). I’m always on the lookout for a good caramel tea too…and a vanilla one. Or any sweet, dessert teas.
Oolongs and Blacks over any others.

Indifferent/Undecided – White teas are a bit delicate for me but I’m not opposed to trying something new. I haven’t yet found a green tea I like since I dislike vegetal flavors, but there has to be something out there. Coconut can be too strong, or alright depending on the tea.

Dislikes – Spicy/chai stuff not so much since I can’t seem to get past the spice taste to anything underneath. Anything overly astringent, though I can’t imagine anyone /liking/ astringency (but I’m probly wrong. Lol). Earl Greys, heavy florals, tart/sour teas, rooibos heavy, mint of any sort, vegetal, musky/leathery, citrus, hibiscus, coffee-esque flavors, lemon.

Allergies – Mangos, some nuts especially walnuts, cherries. Rose petals/heavy rose teas make me ill though it’s not an allergy so to speak. Heavy artificial flavors also make me ill.

Brief ‘How I rate things’ scale:
(Subject to change at any time. Lol)
100-80: I’d definitely reorder this/Keeping this in my cupboard.
79-50: Possibly reorder these. Either if there’s a sale or I’d consider swapping for it’s on a list and I don’t see anything else.
49-40: It’s alright. Glad I tried it but I won’t be ordering/reordering this.
39-20: Glad I tried before buying ‘cause I’d be ticked if I bought this. Ick.
20-lower: UGH! Get it away!

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