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I heard Ramona sing…

Ramona is a girl after my own heart. Like me, she’s an American living in Toronto. At one point in the movie she has pink hair, like me. And, you know, she has, like, eleven evil exes…like me XD.

And, the girl has a butt-ton of tea.

“We have blueberry, raspberry, ginseng, sleepy time, green tea, green tea with lemon, green tea with lemon and honey, liver disaster, ginger with honey, ginger without honey, vanilla almond, white truffle, blueberry chamomile, vanilla walnut, constant comment and… earl grey.” (Though girl lives in Toronto and needs to up her looseleaf game)

So when I looked at the ingredients and spotted berry and cinnamon, I fell in love. Two of my favorite flavors, I just hope they play well together. The scent of the dry leaf is all cinnamon, but the steeped tea smells like blackberry. Hrmm.

Oh my glory. It’s blackberry pie in a cup. I always add a pinch of cinnamon to my blueberry pies and this reminds me of that. But it’s not a generic berry, it is very firmly a blackberry flavor. The flavor seems to take over and fill your entire mouth and oh my god I am in lesbians with it. (I know it’s an obvious joke, but it needed to be said). If you are on the fence about trying the Scott Pilgrim sampler set, get it for this tea alone.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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Sil 11 years ago

oh wow…

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

I can’t decide if this is for the glory that is this tea, or for my obnoxious note. XD

Sil 11 years ago

haha no obnoxious note here :) must be the tea!

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

Phew! ;) But seriously, this tea is so good.

Sil 11 years ago

sounds like it… added it to my list of things to try haha

Dustin 11 years ago

Man, I only have 2 evil exes. 2 evil, 2 who self sabotage thinking it is the world that is against them, 1 narcissist and 1 who weaves parts of books he has read into his own life story. The rest are all normal and that isn’t nearly enough to make an interesting story line!

Do you have to buy the whole set to get this tea or is it sold separately?

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

Evil exes are the freakin’ worst, man.

You can get it by itself, which is very, very tempting. I will definitely be getting more when I can. https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=33326

Dustin 11 years ago

They are the worst, but afterwards they make for some great WTF stories and lessons learned!

Hmmmm… I might try this one. I still haven’t ordered from Adiago before. Their selection is a bit overwhelming!

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

That is very true, but they tend to anger my wife as well lol.

That’s why I like the sampler sets, you get to try a ton of teas and you get adorable tins as well! (even if the tins are better than the teas, IMHO)

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Sil 11 years ago

oh wow…

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

I can’t decide if this is for the glory that is this tea, or for my obnoxious note. XD

Sil 11 years ago

haha no obnoxious note here :) must be the tea!

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

Phew! ;) But seriously, this tea is so good.

Sil 11 years ago

sounds like it… added it to my list of things to try haha

Dustin 11 years ago

Man, I only have 2 evil exes. 2 evil, 2 who self sabotage thinking it is the world that is against them, 1 narcissist and 1 who weaves parts of books he has read into his own life story. The rest are all normal and that isn’t nearly enough to make an interesting story line!

Do you have to buy the whole set to get this tea or is it sold separately?

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

Evil exes are the freakin’ worst, man.

You can get it by itself, which is very, very tempting. I will definitely be getting more when I can. https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=33326

Dustin 11 years ago

They are the worst, but afterwards they make for some great WTF stories and lessons learned!

Hmmmm… I might try this one. I still haven’t ordered from Adiago before. Their selection is a bit overwhelming!

Daddyselephant 11 years ago

That is very true, but they tend to anger my wife as well lol.

That’s why I like the sampler sets, you get to try a ton of teas and you get adorable tins as well! (even if the tins are better than the teas, IMHO)

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Formerly aisling of tea, now you can call me ele .

“You can forgive a murder, but never a mistake while preparing tea.” Chinese proverb

Labels? Here you go: Femme, Wife, Lesbian, Homemaker, Happy. Don’t forget tea fanatic!

New label as of May, 2015: Diabetic. I’m using tea to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings and keep me hydrated without hurting my system or messing with my blood sugar.

Ah, tea. My love for you is ever changing. At my last update, I was all about the rooibos and now I hardly drink it. I only occasionally had an oolong and now I have one just about every day. I’ve learned the art of resteeping and coldbrewing and kombucha. I have a lovely little tea pet named…well, I haven’t decided on a name for him yet. I also have five! live pets, a tabby cat named Rosabella Francis (Bella for short), a ginger cat named Orange Julius Pekoe (Pekoe), a white and grey cat named Earl Jean Grey (Earlie), a tuxedo cat (and the only boy in the house) Prince Erik Darien Darjeeling (JiJi) and a red foot tortoise named Da Hong Pao (Pao). So if you see me referring to my girls, I don’t have kids, just animals.

As for tea, I love oolongs, herbals, and black tea. Since I am no longer working, I no longer feel the constant need for a mate energy boost, though I do still reach for it from time to time. I also drink less matcha, though I do throw a spoonful or two in when I’m making smoothies. Most of my tea I drink coldbrewed, and since I discovered coldbrewed rooibos was giving me headaches, I’m drinking less and less of it. Straight pu-erh is not a thing I enjoy, but there are a few flavored blends I like. Greens are still too finicky for me to bother with hot, but they make great cold brews.

I am by no means a tea purist. I greatly enjoy flavored teas and I put stevia in all of my teas. It’s just how I do.

I think I’m going to name my tea pet Mr. Turtle. Even though he’s a tortoise.

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