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Buttery and salty and oolong, but who stole the caramel? I am adding a teaspoon of honey to see if I can coax the caramel back. Yes, yes, better, but still not that sexy dripping luscious caramel of my imagination.

The second steep is super buttery too, maybe even more so than the first. A bit more vegetal with the slightest echo of salt. Delicious.

That said, the name of this tea is a lot to live up to. Perhaps I would be enjoying this tea so much more if my imagination were not as vivid.

Thanks, Sil. I’ve been looking forward to trying this one.

Super chocolatey fab from the first sip. The second steep is somewhat astringent, so more experimentation needed. A lovely lovely cup.

Haven’t had this one forever.

Today was a day of medical tests and sitting around waiting from ridiculous o’clock onwards. I still feel like I have sand and grit in my eyes from lack of sleep (and probably fluorescent lighting making things worse). The moral of the story is that hospitals are to be avoided, if at all possible.

I treated myself to that rare espresso latte after lunch, so when I got home, it was all about low or no-caffeine. This was the choice. In my memory, this tea is ever so much better than what landed in my cup today. I didn’t add anything to it, perhaps that’s the problem.

I won’t change my rating though, because I am holding firm to being an optimist and I suspect this tea can still be glorious with the right moment and the right touch. And yay, so lovely that the sun is still shining so brilliantly so late in the day.

Another blustery day here. The bone-chilling kind.

I was fortunate enough to have a fiery Korean seafood soup to take a bit of the chill away and later followed up with this tea prepared chai-style at home. Very delicious.

The tea today has a bit of a rose-lychee hint with the slightest bit of cinnamon and star anise. I am nearing the end of this and suspect that I’ll be moving through the remainder rapidly. A nice variety of things going on in this one.

Deep chill here today. I wore my coat to shield myself from the brisk wind. Brrr.

The kind of day to lounge around in flannel pyjamas and drink this. This tea, when you get the parameters right, is divine. The scent is like walking into a good bakery which has just taken their sweet buns out of the oven.

I added a small spoon of honey and a good glog of milk.
The taste is that same saffron almond bun fresh out of the oven. In my first cup, I swear I tasted raisins speckled with the teeniest flecks of cinnamon.

Very mmm.

In celebration of having milk handy, I made a cup of this with a bit of honey to start the day.
Enjoyable cup. Cinnamon, spice, distant maple, a bit of nut, a bit of pumpkin. The added sweetness lifts up all the flavours.

I like very much that the maple is barely there. I seem to have experienced too many teas where the maple is boom in your face. It’s a nice change to have it as one of the many flavours at play here although all the flavours are subtle, nicely so.

I find steeping it with water a minute or two past boiling is best.

It was one of those mornings when I went through almost everything to find a tea that was right for the moment. Good choice. That said, I don’t crave this one, and I won’t miss it when it is gone.

I seem to be drinking an increasing number of herbals lately. Funny that so many camomile-base teas taste pretty much the same. You know what I’m talking about: that sleepytime story, give or take an herb or two.

This one is not of that ilk. Camomile, though it is not available in the drop down menu to enter it here on Steepster, is just one of the herbs on the side while linden is the main flavour coming through with a bit of a jolt from the liquorice. A nicely balanced blend, more like an herbal chai mix than a sleepytime, though it is quite soothing.

I will likely keep this one on hand. The rating reflects getting the job done, not just the flavour blend.

This is a strange one, but I like it: heavy on the lavender, light on the hibiscus and strawberry.

Beyond running a series of necessary errands, today has been a totally chill kind of day. People out in the world have been kind and lovely, mostly. I have spent a good part of the day either speaking with or eavesdropping on people with delicious accents. I stopped into a DTs for a sample of whatever they are brewing and left with a little bag and a couple of very lovely conversations swirling in my head and a free cup of this. I then took my lavender tea to the bookstore and spent a very pleasant time there too. And left with another bag.

So grateful for beautiful spring days filled with moments that make you believe that all is well with the world.

Woke up with this today. This is the most serious kick in the pants tea. Delicious when that is exactly what you want. I had it with milk and honey. It’s a bit shocking on its own.

Sometimes, like now, I crave this one. Yes, yes, it is not the most natural tasting tea in the world, but that thick vanilla thing held up on a barely detectable rooibos base is pretty stellar with milk or as a latte. A great tea when it late and it has been a hard day.

Absolutely fab for what it is. And the sprinkles make me happy.