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drank The Jolly Earl by Verdant Tea (Special)
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Merry Christmas!! I hope everyone is having a fun-filled day with loved ones and close friends, eating delicious food, and drinking excellent tea! This is miraculously only my second cup of tea today, I had some decaf Tetley at my grandma’s when we had a delicious lunch! So I made this in my new teapot, a gift from my brother for Christmas, it’s a beautiful little ceramic one with a bamboo handle, just enough for 1 cup in it, and a strainer to filter the leaves after. So cute, I love it!

This tea smells enticing dry. Oh, I picked up my BOMC yesterday when we got back from the states, so this is the first of the three I am trying! It smells like cinnamon with the unmistakable LB scent and a few spices. I steeped for 2 minutes, not just one haha, with boiling water from my mom’s new variable temp kettle (a gift from me :D ). The steeped smell is cinnamon and spice, with laoshan black maltiness.

The flavor is very nice. Smooth, malty, spicy..yum. This, to me, is almost like a mild chai, but the citrus is present in a bright, cheery way. Jolly Earl indeed! I get the likeness to EG as this has a similar LB flavor as in Bergamot rose, another blend from Verdant. This is yummmmmy!! From the first few sips, I would probably pick up some more of this. Thanks Verdant, for a wonderful Christmas blend!
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TheTeaFairy
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Merry Christmas to you too! The teapot sounds lovely, what a nice and thoughtful gift from your brother!

mrs.stenhouse12
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Thank you TeaFairy! :) such a lovely gift indeed! I’ll have to put a picture of it on here at some point. Hope your Christmas was wonderful and full of cheer as well!!

Fjellrev
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Hope you had an awesome Christmas!

mrs.stenhouse12
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Thanks I definitely did!! Same to you Fjellrev!

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TheTeaFairy
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Merry Christmas to you too! The teapot sounds lovely, what a nice and thoughtful gift from your brother!

mrs.stenhouse12
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Thank you TeaFairy! :) such a lovely gift indeed! I’ll have to put a picture of it on here at some point. Hope your Christmas was wonderful and full of cheer as well!!

Fjellrev
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Hope you had an awesome Christmas!

mrs.stenhouse12
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Thanks I definitely did!! Same to you Fjellrev!

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Hello all, I am an electrical engineer (read:NERD :D), who is a bit obsessed with tea! I discovered loose tea in 2011, DAVIDsTEA in 2012 and it took off from there. I really started drinking/enjoying tea because it was excellent to take to class in the morning and because I can’t handle coffee! (unless it’s a really good cappuccino or latte, or decent decaf haha)

I enjoy a variety of teas – current favorites being ripe and raw pu’erhs, chinese black teas and herbal/green rooibos blends. I also enjoy white, green, and oolong teas, although I tend to drink them more in the warmer months. I have also tried matcha and guayusa, but I don’t drink them too often as I am a bit sensitive to caffeine. As a result I don’t drink black teas as often as I used to, but in moderation I can still enjoy a wide variety of teas.

Oh, and I have a severe peanut allergy and try to avoid most other nuts, just to be safe. Limits my tea choices a bit, but that’s ok. However I have tried almonds and found out I can eat them, so I have been trying a few teas with them in them.

mrs.stenhouse12’s rating system
(as of 04/19/13)

95+: Absolute favorite, will try to always have it in stock, and when I don’t I pine over it!
90-94: Awesome teas, will probably purchase again a few times
80-89: Very good tea, may restock at some point
70-79: happy to have tried and will gladly finish, but not restock
60-69: not horrible, but not the best, will finish if I have some though
50-59: not a favorite, probably will have a tough time finishing the bag
-50: yuck. I don’t want to have it ever again.

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