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My new teapot from Upton arrived this morning (I shall call him Colin). It’s one of the 4-cup Chatsford Bone China (on-sale!) pots that I’d been eyeballing for over a month — so I’m thinking that it’s fate that Tim was mortally wounded (Tim’s now chilling on one of my bedside tables right next to my Wonder Woman lunchbox — every now-and-then he gets to wear the cozy Doulton made just for fun).

Anywho, since I was ordering from Upton I naturally had to get a few samples (I’m so weak). I held myself to the three that were on my shopping list. And this is the one with which I decided to christen Colin.

I could very much smell the bergamot when I opened the packet, but it was almost a woodsy bergamot. After steeping it’s a lot more woodsy than bergamotty. It’s a pleasant, innoffensive cup of black tea. The description mentions grapefruit — I get no grapefruit. Maybe in the distant aftertaste, but I’m not a fan of grapefruit so this is a good thing.

Overall it’s a decent breakfast tea, but I don’t plan on buying more of this. NE

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mpierce87

Don’t ask me why, but “every now-and-then he gets to wear the cozy” is seriously cracking me up!

Rabs

It’s like dress-up for my teapot! And the ensemble looks quite fetching next to the lunchbox (since the box has red and white stripes on it). XD

__Morgana__

Poor Tim, I guess that’s the good thing about being sick, you get to wear the cozy! Lol.

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mpierce87

Don’t ask me why, but “every now-and-then he gets to wear the cozy” is seriously cracking me up!

Rabs

It’s like dress-up for my teapot! And the ensemble looks quite fetching next to the lunchbox (since the box has red and white stripes on it). XD

__Morgana__

Poor Tim, I guess that’s the good thing about being sick, you get to wear the cozy! Lol.

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Proud all-around nerd, designer, fibromyalgia manager, and Assistant Library Director/Creative Director.

After being a barista for almost a decade it wasn’t until 2010 that I discovered loose leaf tea. Now I’m hooked.

I’m quite loose when it comes to tea prep. I also ended up using Steepster to find my “daily” teas which I mostly have accomplished.

There’s really nothing remarkable or noteworthy of how I rate teas. I do take it a tiny further step to help clarify the muddled middle grounds for myself. TG is a definite repurchase. Anything below that is less and less likely.

TG=Teagasm
NE=Nice Enough
M=Meh
GA=Gods-Awful

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