drank La Belle Epoque by Lupicia
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Day 8 of the Lupicia advent calendar. There’s one sachet of this, which I’m actually totally fine with. When I realized that this is a classic-style black tea blend that includes Darjeeling and therefore has a high likelihood of pain, I decided to give it to my iron-stomached black-tea-drinking partner instead. He asked for it as a cold brew, so it brewed overnight in the fridge. I had a few sips for science and the rest was his. This was very low on the astringency, perhaps because we cold brewed it. The best way I can describe it is “like Lipton but better.” It tastes like a standard black tea but smoother and a little fruity. Report from partner: “I added some agave, it was fine, it just tasted like black tea.”

Dustin

It has such an elaborate name for being a classic black tea!

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Dustin

It has such an elaborate name for being a classic black tea!

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Geek and nerd (shoutout to GeekSteep). Still trying to get a handle on this whole work/life balance while ALSO succeeding at work thing. I have some chronic illnesses that make that harder. Tea is my respite.

Favorite tea types, in order:
oolongs
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pu’erh

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Volition
Tea Thoughts
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Yunomi
Teavivre

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