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drank Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black by Butiki Teas
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When I’m feeling under the weather or otherwise particularly sorry for myself, I reach for what I call “the big guns”, and this tea is one of them. As I tossed in my sleep last night, I realized in that semi-conscious way that you do that my knees were hurting. I woke up this morning and my knees were indeed hurting, along with my elbows and fingers. And as is typical for pretty much everyone I know with any medical issue whatsoever, no one knows what’s wrong because “it all looks fine”. Oh ok then, I’ll just eff off and admit that i’m making the whole thing up. Need some drama in my life, ya know? things get a bit dull without joint pain.

Haha sorry. I feel I complain far more than is appropriate in tasting notes. This tea was as delicious as always, and made me feel as though I was drinking a liquefied funnel cake drizzled in confectioners’ sugar. Add strawberry and you really would have the entire funnel cake experience. And although I might go so far as to say this tea doesn’t “need” guar, I always add some (along with some cream) to really emphasize the tea’s natural and unique sweetness (seriously, I’ve never tasted a sweet tea with this type of sweetness—must be the leaf hoppers!)
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Anna
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“Things get a bit dull without joint pain”. Hahaha.

donkeyteaarrrraugh
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ok, that’s it….I’m trying this tea this week….I have a sample at home…..thanks for the poke in the behind to motivate me….and good luck with your knees. I take New Chapter Zyflamend, if that helps at all. :)

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Oooh, definitely try it!

pyarkaaloo
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“liquefied funnel cake drizzled in confectioners’ sugar”!!! o_O

yum-meee. so gonna try this & then add strawberry to it.

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Anna
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“Things get a bit dull without joint pain”. Hahaha.

donkeyteaarrrraugh
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ok, that’s it….I’m trying this tea this week….I have a sample at home…..thanks for the poke in the behind to motivate me….and good luck with your knees. I take New Chapter Zyflamend, if that helps at all. :)

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Oooh, definitely try it!

pyarkaaloo
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“liquefied funnel cake drizzled in confectioners’ sugar”!!! o_O

yum-meee. so gonna try this & then add strawberry to it.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

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