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drank Rooibos Chai by Spicely Organics
2816 tasting notes

I’ve never really been a fan of “tea ball” type infusers, they either fall apart or they don’t allow enough surface area with the water to allow a proper brewing. I got a free teaball with a recent tea order (can’t remember which one, sorry). It’s already making a big mess in my cup. :(

This isn’t my favorite rooibos chai because it needs more spices. But it is good as a bedtime tea, especially with a shot of Fireball thrown in (the cinnamon flavored whisky). TGIF!

In other tea geekey news, I am seasoning a yixing teapot that I got for black teas. I will probably do a blog about it soon but I did drink a pot of tea that came out of the yixing this morning and it wasn’t bad. I think I noticed a slight clay taste so I am doing a couple more throw away steepings with cheap tea in order to break it in a bit more.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
boychik

Leave the brew inside overnight.

boychik

Oh I can’t wait to see it. Not that I need another pot ;)

Fjellrev

Ech, tea balls are such a pain. Can’t believe I used to swear by it.

TeaBrat

@boychik – yes I did that already :)
Fjellrev – Agreed!

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boychik

Leave the brew inside overnight.

boychik

Oh I can’t wait to see it. Not that I need another pot ;)

Fjellrev

Ech, tea balls are such a pain. Can’t believe I used to swear by it.

TeaBrat

@boychik – yes I did that already :)
Fjellrev – Agreed!

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I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

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I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

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