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drank Noël à Venise by Dammann Frères
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Day 12. Half way there!

This one is interesting. Before I read my last years review I thought the dry tea smelled of burnt caramel pastry, the kind with a cookie crumble base. The taste of the brewed tea is quite strong lemon. Unfortunately it is coming across as artificial and a bit waxy. I would definitely use lemon custard with Graham crust as a descriptor. Not getting much caramel in the flavour. There is a bit of tartness in the flavour.

Then I read my last years review and realized I had a totally different experience last year. That is what I love about tea, it is different each time.

I would say I don’t think I enjoyed it as much this year as I did last year. I do however still want to spend a Christmas in Venice.
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Cameron B.
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Nooo, I don’t want to be halfway done with this calendar! :P Make it last forever please.

Fjellrev
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That’s too bad. This one has always been the top of my list for when I place an order.

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Cameron B.
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Nooo, I don’t want to be halfway done with this calendar! :P Make it last forever please.

Fjellrev
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That’s too bad. This one has always been the top of my list for when I place an order.

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I am a lifetime tea lover.

I did foray into the world of coffee for a period of time, but I returned to my true love. I still, however, enjoy a good cup of java.

My all time favorite tea is Earl Grey, which I drink every morning, the stronger the bergamot the better. I definitely prefer natural oil of bergamot to artificial flavouring.

I mostly like black and dark oolong teas. My current favs are Fujian blacks, Keemun and Assams, and Wuyi oolongs. I gravitate towards anything with lychee in it. I also drink a lot of herbal blends but am wary of hibiscus. I do not favour mate, or pu’erh tea, although I have found a few blends that I like. (I so badly want to like straight pu’erh tea but it all tastes gross to me. I keep trying though). Rooibos, green and white teas fall somewhere in the middle. I find myself gravitating towards heavily roasted oolongs and teas from Paris/France based companies.

I love iced teas and cold brews.

My current tea goal is to make the perfect cup of chai from scratch – almost there…I think.

I am in love with the whole experience of tea.

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