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Thank you, VariaTEA, for letting me try this :)

I don’t know what this was supposed to be like but all I got from it was hibiscus. And it was not a completely unpleasant experience. I do not loathe hibiscus even though I do avoid it. And since I have been avoiding it for quite a while, I don’t remember when I had a tea heavily loaded with hibbo last time. When I was drinking it, I was reminded of a time when i was a far less discerning tea drinker and was having all these “supposedly fruit flavored” teas that were just hibiscus teas.

But yeah, refreshing as such memories might be, hibiscus tartness got boring very quick. I didn’t find any other tasting notes that I was perhaps supposed to find in there… Oh well. Me and hibby are even now for the next year or so ;D

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 30 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
VariaTEA

I think this tea is just hibby and guayusa

Kat_Maria

Yeah, I am pretty sure I requested it from you because I wanted to try some guayusa blend. Any guayusa was smothered with hibiscus though. Unless it gave me some anti-drowsiness kick that I didn’t notice.

Cheri

Butiki has some good guayusa blends that I like. I could send you a sample of one of those if you’d like.

Kat_Maria

Hey Cheri, we should definitely organize a swap! :) I will be away for a while now, but when I am back I will contact you. If you will feel like it :)

Cheri

Sounds great! Let me know when you’re back.

Kat_Maria

I will, Cheri! :)

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VariaTEA

I think this tea is just hibby and guayusa

Kat_Maria

Yeah, I am pretty sure I requested it from you because I wanted to try some guayusa blend. Any guayusa was smothered with hibiscus though. Unless it gave me some anti-drowsiness kick that I didn’t notice.

Cheri

Butiki has some good guayusa blends that I like. I could send you a sample of one of those if you’d like.

Kat_Maria

Hey Cheri, we should definitely organize a swap! :) I will be away for a while now, but when I am back I will contact you. If you will feel like it :)

Cheri

Sounds great! Let me know when you’re back.

Kat_Maria

I will, Cheri! :)

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I started drinking tea when I was a teenager, my dad used to make tea a million times a day as it was (and still is!) good for his health. So he would make it for the entire family. Usually it was Lipton with a teaspoon of sugar per cup and a slice of lemon. I was fond of it made this way then a lot.

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