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drank The Paris Dilemma by Tea Punk Teas
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Its been a crazy few weeks, and yesterday ended in a client yelling at me. Sigh.
Also Daylight Savings Time is annoying me. I used to like the autumn adjustment best, but now I find I cant stay asleep all the time I should be asleep. Bleh.
But this morning it is raining, huge, satisfying rain.
This is an apple cinnamon tea, which is pretty nicely balanced between the apple and the cinnamon. Thats great, as I don’t want the cinnamon to overwhelm.
A nice cup of tea and some rain will do a lot towards making this week ok.

gmathis

Yay, rain! No yelling here.

Kelmishka

Hope your week improves!

ashmanra

Ah, Rosehips! I hope our well wishes will go some way toward washing away the yellies. Sorry you had to experience that. I will close my eyes and imagine having a cup of tea with you and talking of happy things. You do it, too!

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drank Muffin Tea by Tea Punk Teas
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So this tea is almost straight up cinnamon, and maybe a smack of clove. Its a very heavy sort of tea.
I wish there was a more “muffin-y” element to this tea.

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drank Muffin Tea by Tea Punk Teas
2965 tasting notes

Is it only Wednesday? Ooof.
Monday was a good work day- something I’ve been working towards finally came to pass, so I’m excited.
Tuesday I forgot to add water to my oatmeal and turned it into a charcoal brick, and then the work day also exploded in my face.
Also a friend, who is always where he says he’ll be, missed a schedule call. I had a bit of a panic, worrying something terrible had happened to him, but he was fine, just a scheduling disaster.
Whew. At least Tuesday is over.
So this is an apple cinnamon tea, and so far I’m finding it a bit heavy. Hmm, more tinkering required.

Martin Bednář

My Monday was disaster, but on Tuesday it went better. Now it is Wednesday and again busy days are coming. One day all the paperwork will bury us alive.

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drank Muffin Tea by Tea Punk Teas
2965 tasting notes

I’m doing my usual September dance, where I drink autumnal teas in an attempt to force the weather to cooperate. That this has never worked before will not stop me.
This is an apple cinnamon tea, emphisis on the cinnamon. I may need to steep this a bit less next time, but I’m looking forward to my next cup of this.

ashmanra

I just a made pumpkin and black bean soup with chunks of homegrown butternut squash for the same reason. It also does not work for me but I will not stop trying.

Rosehips

That sounds delicious!

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Is anyone else surprisingly sad about the death of Queen Elizabeth? I found myself really knocked off kilter yesterday, feeling grim and sad and a bit disoriented. I lived in England briefly when I was younger, and that was a wonderful experience, so perhaps I feel a kinship to that nation.
But also she was a constant in the universe- water is wet, tea is great, England has a Queen.
Its the end of an era, and I’m never very good with the end of eras.
I’m trying a new tea today, but maybe not in the right frame of mind to review it.

Martin Bednář

I have very similar feelings, though I never been in the UK.
End of an era for sure, I just read an article that 20th century truly died with Queen death.
It’s somehow weird. We have to get used to it.

Shae

I was emotional about it yesterday too, but I couldn’t say why. I don’t have any ties whatsoever to the UK. But I’m also not good with change so maybe that’s a part of it. I’m definitely sad for her family though, maybe part of me is thinking of her more as a grandmother right now than a queen.

gmathis

I’ve been a fangirl for a very long time; even more so since the Jubilee observances. No point in glossing over her imperfections—she was as human as the rest of us—but there’s something to be said about a woman who could just survive 70 years under the microscope and have the strength of character to be on the job the day before she passed. My breakfast tea in the morning will be in her honor (I have my tin of Partridge’s of London set out and ready).

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drank Winter Smoke by Tea Punk Teas
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Mmmmmm……….. delicious smokiness

Flavors: Smoke, Tea

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 8 min or more 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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drank Winter Smoke by Tea Punk Teas
62 tasting notes

So I asked my fiance to make me some tea today (something black, as I need the caffeine), and he chose this one. Not sure what temperature he got it to, but the tea ball it still there, and it got lukewarm by the time I got to drinking it (Note: This is not a problem for me).

There’s that beautiful smokiness that reminds me of hickory or mesquite wood smoking a barbeque. There’s an extra warmth to this flavor that comes out at a cooler temperature, along with that tiny hint of sweetness that comes out when you brew at lower temperatures (it actually adds a little to that barbeque feeling). I get the feeling I’ll be drinking a lot more of this in winter.

Flavors: Smoke

Preparation
8 min or more 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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drank Winter Smoke by Tea Punk Teas
62 tasting notes

Mmmm…. dry, this tea smells like I’ve been running my smoker for awhile.

I actually took the tea ball out of the tea this time. This is smoky with a very subtle sweetness to it, with a smooth bitterness following.

I like this. I like this a lot. I haven’t had much lapsang souchong in the past, so not sure if they’re all like this (I got to try another souchong blend from this company, unreleased, that I also loved, except I got a bit of a rubber scent and taste from the first few sips. Then it disappeared into beautiful smoke). I’m curious to try something like a souchong/chai blend, see how I like a bit of smokiness mixed in with the chai flavors – I think it could be great, as long as the smoke doesn’t overwhelm the chai.

Flavors: Bitter, Smoke, Sweet

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 6 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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