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drank Mon Secret by Nina's Paris
1501 tasting notes

Holy crapballs, this is amazing! Huge thanks to JustJames for sharing a bag of this with me.

Steeped at a lower temperature only because I forgot to change the kettle again. Creamy, full bodied, melon and sweet fruit yumminess. This is absolutely divine. I wish I could have more caffeine today to try more of this!

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 30 sec
VariaTEA

I smelled this, and it smelled strange (not bad strange but rather unique and unlike anything I smelled before) to me so I turned it down when the people at Nina’s offered me a sample. After I left I realized I should have taken the sample and tried it because it might have surprised me.

MissB

I forgot about smelling it, I just knew I wanted to try steeping it. If something fails to pull at me though, I just choose something else. I say kudos to your deciding what worked for you in that moment. :)

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VariaTEA

I smelled this, and it smelled strange (not bad strange but rather unique and unlike anything I smelled before) to me so I turned it down when the people at Nina’s offered me a sample. After I left I realized I should have taken the sample and tried it because it might have surprised me.

MissB

I forgot about smelling it, I just knew I wanted to try steeping it. If something fails to pull at me though, I just choose something else. I say kudos to your deciding what worked for you in that moment. :)

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A few years ago, the obsession with tea started. The cupboard got bigger and bigger, more swaps occurred, group buys, secret rendezvous with local teapassionistas… and that’s how you end up with 500+ different kinds of tea in your home. At one time.

Almost all of the tea was given away, sold, or otherwise shared. A few relics still remain. I now travel full time with only two carryon bags to my name. One quarter of those bags are tea.

It’s still a challenge to avoid the chipmunk-like hoarding of The Teas, yet, the lightness of being from having so little compels me more.

If I have enough, I’m happy to share. If I’m in your area, I’d love to swap, meet for tea, and explore together.

As for the day-to-day stuff, I’m focused almost entirely on Love, (yes, with a capital L), Spirit/Self, transformation, travel and my writing and speaking work.

What kinds of teas do I normally like?

YES: flavored teas, fruity, dessert, chai, and spicy (REALLY spicy).

A FONDNESS FOR: all white teas, malty black teas, any herbal or medicinal teas, strange/weird teas you can only get in one place.

ALLERGIC TO: strawberries, lavender

DISLIKES: any added sugars, grains, lapsang souchong, and overly floral teas – I might enjoy a Jasmine Green every once in a while, but unless it’s a creamy floral tea (think roses in a chai, or the smoothness of a floral note in a French tea), I’ll likely pass. Earl Greys are a hit or miss with me; heavy on the cream or fruit notes and I might like it, heavy on the blergamot and I definitely won’t.

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