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Latte Sipdown (225)

This is very milky which is sad because it means the tea isn’t coming through as much as I’d like. That is probably my fault since I didn’t have the right amount of leaf for a latte but made one anyways. I was just excited because I did groceries today so for the first time in a while I have had milk in my apartment that didn’t come from McDonalds. Yay to groceries! Boo to weak tea. It is minty though.

In other news, does anyone get a weird smell when they froth milk? I have the breville milk frother and I find sometimes the milk smells weird after I heat/froth it. I don’t have the same issue if I just froth it. Just me?

This tea is one of my oldest and while it shows it’s age, it’s not particularly bad. It’s a touch astringent for my tastes. Astringent and with a fruity flavour that is bordering on liquor from age. And some pastry notes. It’s alright.

Chamomile and honey tasting. Not my favourite but could be alright if I’m not feeling well. I did like my new teacup though.

Either the weather is kicking my butt or I am fighting something off because I have been lethargic for days. That means I went for something simple and added honey for a little oomph. Thanks Roswell Strange for sharing. It seems this is my go-to when I feel off lately.

Sipdown (229…apparently I had more teas than I thought)

After I pulled this out, I realized it would have probably been better to save this for St. Patrick’s Day so I could have a festive 365 days of tea picture. However, this blend is one of the older ones in my cupboard and I decided the sipdown outweighed the festive photo.

This is actually a pretty tea. Rolled gunpowder leaves with clover sprinkles and blue mallow petals. You can check out the photo here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nV5WBh1XH/

I was surprised that this is actually an EG but it definitely has a bergamot flavor. However, I actually don’t mind it here. It seems to pair nicely with the smokiness of the gunpowder and the sweetness from the sprinkles. It also is a fairly mild earl grey which could be due to age or intentional. Either way, it is more to my tastes than a sharper EG and I am actually quite enjoying this mug.

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Finished this off the other day cold brewed in milk. It was better than the plain hot tea but not as good as the first time I cold brewed it in milk. Good but nothing great so I am okay saying goodbye. Thanks for sharing, Roswell Strange!

Decadent. sophisticated. elegant. – all words used to describe my hot chocolate infused with this tea.

Check out my full review and the recipe here: http://sororiteasisters.com/2019/04/04/earl-grey-creme-infused-hot-chocolate-four-oclock/

About a year ago, I was a little obsessed with inside-out lattes. That’s where you make concentrated tea ice cubes and top them with milk. I initially made them with On Wisconsin tea and they were a but if a bust. As such, I went for this richer/more chocolatey tea.

This ended up tasting like thin mints dipped in milk. It was quite good.

Check out my full review here: http://sororiteasisters.com/2019/04/04/peppermint-crunch-inside-out-lattes-the-necessiteas/

I was inspired by Roswell Strange’s note of this tea seeing as I always overlooked it. Because I was unsure if I would like it, I got the brown sugar milk tea as well. I didn’t love either if I am being honest but I was surprised to find the brown sugar one had a richer more molasses/coffee flavor than the winter melon since those were notes Roswell Strange mentioned for this tea instead.