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drank Three Friends (Orange, Marshmallow, Chocolate) by Butiki Teas
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SOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!

Really nice chocolate, orange and marshmallow taste in this tea! With a fab black tea base to boot! Totally reminds me of Terry’s Chocolate Oranges and chilling out with my Dad.

I had some interesting steeping observations, I noted on my blog:
I had a few steeping times that were off due to impatience or not paying attention. I accidentally oversteeped it by 30 seconds and the marshmallows really popped out. The marshmallow was interesting, but I preferred a weaker marshmallow flavor. I found at the 3 minute steeping mark you get a good balance of the chocolate/orange/marshmallow. The 2:45 minute mark there is very little marshmallow flavor in the first steeping.

Full review with pics at my blog, The Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/three-friends-from-butiki-teas-tea-review/

EDIT: this is my 500th tasting note! WOWZZAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 45 sec
8 comments
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Terri HarpLady
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I can’t believe I still haven’t tried this!

Rob Rauschenberg
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Can’t wait to try this one.

Sil
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this tea always makes me sad….it doesn’t like me

Indigobloom
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500! congrats!!

Kittenna
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Woaaaah! 500! :D Good job!

Sil
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woot woot! yay for 500!

Shmiracles
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FIVE HUNDY!! bam-azing!

ohfancythat
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I’ve gotta try this tea. Congrats on 500!

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Terri HarpLady
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I can’t believe I still haven’t tried this!

Rob Rauschenberg
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Can’t wait to try this one.

Sil
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this tea always makes me sad….it doesn’t like me

Indigobloom
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500! congrats!!

Kittenna
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Woaaaah! 500! :D Good job!

Sil
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woot woot! yay for 500!

Shmiracles
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FIVE HUNDY!! bam-azing!

ohfancythat
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I’ve gotta try this tea. Congrats on 500!

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I’m a tea blogger – The Oolong Owl
www.OolongOwl.com – I do tea reviews, obsessively photograph teas with mischievous crocheted Owls and get tea drunk. I am also a crochet and knitting designer at Awkward Soul Designs.

To contact me for reviews, check out details at OolongOwl.com/about or email me at [email protected]

I was raised on floral oolongs and green teas, mostly “beauty” teas. Early on as a kid, I can guzzle an entire pot of tea (or two) at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant.
These days I like adventurous and interesting tea blends. I’m fearless in trying new teas! I’m into oolong, pu’erh, white, green, black, guayusa, mate and herbals. I’m not into red rooibos but I keep buying it anyway.

The tea brand that got me started into loose leaf teas was DAVIDsTea. I used to live in Vancouver Canada and had access to their shop, however that is now limited since I moved to southern California.

However, the perks of living in the US is ultra cheap, fast shipping! Since then, my tea stash insanely expanded.

Other stuff I’m into that sneaks into my tea notes: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, metal music, drawing, painting, cooking, photography and nail polish.

BTW, my Steepster cupboard is not even close to accurate and I track my teas on a spreadsheet. Last update 573 Teas – August 2015.

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