Thanks so much for sharing a sample of this, Cameron B! Another one of B&B’s shop blends I’m excited to try. To be honest, this one reminds me a little bit like their Morning Kick blend, now that I’m thinking about it. The differences: Morning Kick seems to have ginger and no green tea. Lift Me Up Angel has ginseng and sencha. So there is a slight difference. But both are mostly lemon yerba mate blends. I really like this one though. The lemon is bright, fresh, and a bit like the topping on a donut, but then the earthy flavors of the sencha and yerba mate keep it grounded. The name is perfect. I love that the yerba mate and ginseng are energizing. Not enough yerba mate blends out in the tea world, so I do love when B&B has them. So overall I think this blend is actually an improvement on Morning Kick. I just noticed this blend also doesn’t have lemongrass, which Morning Kick was mostly drowning in (at least with my sample back in the day)— so yes, a definite improvement here!
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for not quite full mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 8 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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