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drank Special Dark by Mandala Tea
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I was supposed to do this yesterday, but missed it haha, so today I am having a tea that is discontinued as part of the September Sipdown. Much sadness when this was discontinued, I am hoarding my remaining bit and made a cup today. Still super smooth and yummy. Will need to bite the bullet and have a big ol’ gaiwan session to finish this one off one of these days, rather than half leafed western steeps trying to preserve my remaining tea haha :P can’t we all relate though? I may actually sip this one down this month, in the spirit of #SeptemberSipdown. That will be a sad day though, this is a great tea!

Sil

Dark star that came out was equally as delicious….but was also limited and sold out before I could get more…so I continue to hoard that one and special dark still.

mrs.stenhouse12

@Sil oooh I missed Dark Star! That one sounds great, haha gotta love hoarding old teas. At least hoarding pu’er is considered somewhat acceptable, since it generally improves with age ;) some of my other teas…not so much unfortunately.

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Sil

Dark star that came out was equally as delicious….but was also limited and sold out before I could get more…so I continue to hoard that one and special dark still.

mrs.stenhouse12

@Sil oooh I missed Dark Star! That one sounds great, haha gotta love hoarding old teas. At least hoarding pu’er is considered somewhat acceptable, since it generally improves with age ;) some of my other teas…not so much unfortunately.

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Hello all, I am an electrical engineer (read:NERD :D), who is a bit obsessed with tea! I discovered loose tea in 2011, DAVIDsTEA in 2012 and it took off from there. I really started drinking/enjoying tea because it was excellent to take to class in the morning and because I can’t handle coffee! (unless it’s a really good cappuccino or latte, or decent decaf haha)

I enjoy a variety of teas – current favorites being ripe and raw pu’erhs, chinese black teas and herbal/green rooibos blends. I also enjoy white, green, and oolong teas, although I tend to drink them more in the warmer months. I have also tried matcha and guayusa, but I don’t drink them too often as I am a bit sensitive to caffeine. As a result I don’t drink black teas as often as I used to, but in moderation I can still enjoy a wide variety of teas.

Oh, and I have a severe peanut allergy and try to avoid most other nuts, just to be safe. Limits my tea choices a bit, but that’s ok. However I have tried almonds and found out I can eat them, so I have been trying a few teas with them in them.

mrs.stenhouse12’s rating system
(as of 04/19/13)

95+: Absolute favorite, will try to always have it in stock, and when I don’t I pine over it!
90-94: Awesome teas, will probably purchase again a few times
80-89: Very good tea, may restock at some point
70-79: happy to have tried and will gladly finish, but not restock
60-69: not horrible, but not the best, will finish if I have some though
50-59: not a favorite, probably will have a tough time finishing the bag
-50: yuck. I don’t want to have it ever again.

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