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drank Pumpkin Chai by DAVIDsTEA
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Instagram is going crazy with their monthly challenges. There are two separate ones for the month of November. They are helpful for getting content for the Sororitea Sisters instagram page though so I try to participate. One of the prompts was to drink a Saintly tea, which didn’t really mean anything to me. The other was to drink a favourite nostalgic tea. That’s the prompt I decided to follow and pulled this tea out.

I ended up steeping this in a cool new travel mug I was sent to review for the Sororitea Sisters. Since it was on-the-go steeping, I didn’t make this as a latte, which is how I have been making it for the past few times I had it. I forgot how nice this tea can be plain. I’m getting a lot of caramel flavor today. Caramel and black tea and cinnamon. It is also very comforting and delightful. And it went perfectly with the Halloween light show and the snow storm I was in while drinking it.

Check out pics/videos of that here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEzb3MAf8N/ and here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHE1ZF1gqg2/ (there is some overlap)

This tea is nostalgic because I started drinking tea around the time the Fall teas were released by DAVIDsTEA. So, when I ventured into DAVIDs for the very first time, this was one of the many teas I walked out with that first day. Even back in 2013 the Pumpkin Chai release was a big deal and so it was a lot of fun to get to try the shiny new Fall teas and this beloved blend. It’s a tea that I have enjoyed since the start of my tea journey and while its not the best blend in the world, I still find myself buying it yearly and getting excited when I see its being released again. Something about it just says Fall is here and with it comes all the awesome Fall things to be excited about!

Dustin

I really like the Menna mug. Only down sides are the basket takes up so much room and you end up with leaves soaking in hot water between steepings if you do multiple.

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Dustin

I really like the Menna mug. Only down sides are the basket takes up so much room and you end up with leaves soaking in hot water between steepings if you do multiple.

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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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