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Scheherazade drank Lift Me Up, Angel by Bird & Blend Tea Co.

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Another B&B store blend, this time for their London (Angel) store. It’s a yerba and sencha base, with lemon and ginseng. I kept the brew time pretty short after yesterday’s exprience with Tea From The Hood, but I feel like I could probably extend it in this particular case because the flavouring seems very light. It’s lemony, but in a sweet/dessert way rather than a fresh/sharp/sour way. It’s quite creamy, and reminds me a tiny bit of both Butiki’s Lemon French Macaron and Della Terra’s Lemon Chiffon. It’s not exactly like either of them, but there’s a suggestion of both and that’s pleasing enough for me.

The yerba base adds a subtle earthy crispness, and is more prominent in flavour terms than the sencha. It’s supposed to be an “uplifting, angelic blend”, and I’d go along with that. It’s delicate, light, and airy, and makes for very pleasant sipping! I’ll probably adjust my brew time a little to try and coax out a touch more lemon, but I’m really pleased with this one.

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180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 30 sec 1 tsp

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Cameron B.
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This sounds fantastic! I didn’t realize they make store-specific blends. Luckily, they also offer them online. Maybe I’ll have to pick this one up to try when I order their Advent Calendar!

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Cameron B.
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This sounds fantastic! I didn’t realize they make store-specific blends. Luckily, they also offer them online. Maybe I’ll have to pick this one up to try when I order their Advent Calendar!

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