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My brother-in-law is a huge coffee person, so much so that he gets the caffeine headaches when he doesn’t have one. Well today that headache kicked in at around 9:30 at night so I suggested maybe a tea would provide enough caffeine to help the headache without keeping him up all night.

I figured a fruity green would be flavorful without being vegetal. Since I didn’t have my whole stash here, this is what I ended up going with. I was nervous as I usually am when sharing tea with non tea drinkers, especially tea I’ve never tried before. Luckily he loved it and drank most of the mug in under twenty minutes. Most because he left me some to try.

This was a juicy, tropical green. No contribution from the base really so it was light and fruity. Strawberry and papaya both vaguely detectable if you focused but mostly it had that generic tropical juice type flavor. It was pretty good though nothing so amazing that I need more right away. I might it to an order though if for nothing else it’s one I know I can share with family :P

Fjellrev

Nice, I hope it helped his headache in the end.

VariaTEA

His headache did go away but he also had chocolate and soda so we aren’t sure what helped it.

Evol Ving Ness

Being coddled helps a lot with pain. That was likely your doing.

VariaTEA

My sister is actually the coddler and provider of chocolate and soda. I’m just the one obsessed with tea and making tea for others.

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Fjellrev

Nice, I hope it helped his headache in the end.

VariaTEA

His headache did go away but he also had chocolate and soda so we aren’t sure what helped it.

Evol Ving Ness

Being coddled helps a lot with pain. That was likely your doing.

VariaTEA

My sister is actually the coddler and provider of chocolate and soda. I’m just the one obsessed with tea and making tea for others.

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My cupboard has grown exponentially since joining this site and I have a lot to share. Feel free to snoop through my cupboard and message me if anything interests you – I am always happy to swap!

For me, flavored teas are definitely my sweet spot. I will most often reach for black teas and rooibos or honeybush blends but I do keep some flavored whites and greens around for when the mood strikes. I have a few herbals/tisanes but most of the time I find myself disappointed by them as they often smell deliciously sweet and then end up tasting tart/sour. I have a little bit of an aversion to pu’erh and oolong teas. I am also wary of florals, earl greys, and chai teas. I do not like overpowering citrus flavors nor do I usually like hibiscus, licorice or chamomile. I love dessert teas – caramel, vanilla, toffee, cookie, cream, and other sweet flavors make me smile. Fruits like strawberry, peach, mango, and pineapples will often catch my attention as well.

I have also realized that although I really enjoy adding frothed milk to some of my teas, if I do not like the tea with zero additives (just in plain water without milk or sugar), I probably won’t drink it. The one exception is flavored matchas which I will happily drink in cold milk if I do not like it mixed with hot water. My theory is if the tea can’t stand on its own then it is not for me and I will more than likely try to swap it out for something else.

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