Another from CameronB! Thanks so much! Very intrigued by this one. Strawberry! Cream! Milk oolong! I used half a sample for the mug. I was hoping for more strawberry — there is a hint of something red here but it reminds me more like beets… I don’t mean the color of the cup, as this is in a dark mug so I can’t tell what color it is anyway. I was a little scared at the mention of the stevia, but it isn’t overdone here — I can’t really tell it’s here. I’m also glad the hibiscus isn’t overdone. The cream aspect is almost more in the texture of the tea than the flavor. The cream does linger through all the steeps but whatever the berry aspect should be keeps changing. By the third steep the “berry” is mostly a hint of hibiscus. The milk oolong is the perfect base for this blend though. The flavors do tend to get even better as the mug cools. I like this blend but don’t love it. If only there was a great strawberry flavor here… I’m not sure I would buy a bunch to stock up, but an occasional sample would be great. I bet it ends up being one of those blends that likes to linger in my mind though….
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 22 minutes after boiling // 1 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 11 minutes after boiling // 2 min
Steep #3 // 1 minute after boiling // 3 min
Steep #4 // just boiled // 5 min
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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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USA
