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Well, this would have been a temporary sipdown, but my RiverTea order showed up before I could log this note, so now I have 50g more to enjoy!

I really hardly felt the spice in this mug at all though – but no complaints!

I think I’ll leave my 50g untouched for a while though, so that I can sample the my new RiverTea blends first! The Absolute Spearmint is calling to me, as well as the fruit blends :)

Sipdown (214/217)!

I had this last night in a timolino, just because the timolino was the perfect sized thing to drink it in and use up all the leaf. I’m sad to be down a 52Teas banana blend because they’re so good, but it was a really enjoyable sipdown and I made sure to stretch it out, savor each drop, and make it really count.

The coconut was more mild in this cup, and the banana/vanilla was stronger. As well, the mouthfeel seemed to be thicker which added to the “pudding” feeling.

Goodbye Banana Pudding, you will be dearly missed!

Maybe this is growing on me or maybe it’s just that I’m finding better ways to enjoy it. But regardless, there’s not much left so this is an impending sipdown and I highly doubt it’ll be a restock.

This time I stuck with a hot prep. because I liked it better that way, but I also kept the steep time really short and then added some milk. This way, there was hardly any of the unwanted chamomile taste, and the mango was very thick and creamy, much more like liquid mango icecream which is a favourite summertime treat I like to get at the Indian Pavilion during Mosaic.

Best cup I’ve had of it yet. I still have one/two cups left, so I’ll probably try to have them this way.

So, I made this up last night (one more sachet to go and then it’s a sipdown) and brewed it up pretty much the exact same way as last time – which I know was maybe a stupid approach since I was so disappointed with my first cup which just taste like really silky water. However, I was pleasantly surprised with this cup!

I had a bit of it without milk and then the last of it with milk, and both ways I actually was able to taste the vanilla this time – even if it wasn’t that strong. So, I should apologize to this blend – there’s a little bit more than just water going on…

Still wouldn’t reorder it though, and not super impressed either.

This one came from VariaTEA – thanks again for all the Celestial Seasonings Holiday samples, I’ve had good success so far so I was optimistic about this one, especially because it’s a mint tea.

However, steeped up I was actually really disappointed and none too impressed. This tasted very artificial/sugary and actually reminded me of oatmeal? I have a feeling a fair bit of the bags will be served to try or that I’ll be taking a slower time getting through them.

But hey, you can’t love them all.

Backlog time…

I broke open my sample of this from Kittenna last night, since I was in the mood for something toasty and comforting.

Overall, I thought this was a touch seaweedy when it was hot, but as it cooled down it was a very nice, sturdy Genmaicha. Like liquid puffed wheat. With so many Genmaicha options out there and more available/accessible companies I’d never restock it but I’m happy to have enjoyed the cup (and the last one or two left). I’d rather support my local tea store and buy their Genmaicha, though.

Mmmm, I like all these “Forever Nuts” type of teas with the apple/cinnamon/nut combinations. Though, to be honest the only reason I picked this one out of the other similar ones I have right now is because I’ve reviewed it enough that I didn’t feel like I’d have to write as much as I would if I was trying a new one (like Brioche Free or Toasty Almond). Yup – I’m drinking this out of pure laziness, at the moment.

This one was calling to me, though God knows why because once I was steeping it I realized that I was not really “in the mood” for lemon. I think it boils down to my wanting a black tea, more than anything else.

Last time I remember being a little disappointed that this didn’t taste as creamy/vanilla as it smelled, so I added in a little milk to this cup to see if i could maybe make it creamy, and then find a sort of easier way to drink the remainder of the sample. Although, it wasn’t awful plain either. Taste wise, it is a little creamier and the strong lemon rind flavour is a bit hushed now. I’m not sure if it’s necessarily better though – just different in an almost equal way? I do like the thicker mouthfeel though.

I may have typed “Eggnong” again. And by may have, I mean I most certainly did.

Anyway, Iced Latte whilst watching Season 9 of Bones while Tre is at school.

I just realized that, holy shit, I have company coming over in two days. Better than that, non-family company! One of my friends from Regina (Tre’s graduating class, but a closer friend to me, and someone I hung out with a couple times whilst in Regina) is coming up for a weekend and staying at our place!

It’ll be great because he’s an avid tea drinker and I’ll have someone to talk to over the next couple days other than Tre. Downsides? I have to give up my super cozy couch and return to sleeping on my God awful bed (or just let him sleep on my bed, but Tre says that’s weird). Also, he’s the biggest conspiracy theorist that I know – so I’m gonna get to hear lots about that…

Thank you VariaTEA for the sample of this, and sorry for putting off trying it for so long. for some reason unknown to myself, drinking that dragonfruit cold brew put me in the mood for papaya and passion fruit – so I picked this because it certainly met at least one of those criteria.

The reviews for this one haven’t exactly been favorable either, so that may have contributed to my hesitation to try this one out as well. Dry, it never smelled so bad to me – just kinda very lightly of passion fruit in a semi vague way.

Steeped up, the taste is actually not so bad. I mean, it’s not great or anything but I don’t think it’s so deserving of a “5” rating. It’s a teeny bit chemical/artificial tasting but it’s not bitter and it doesn’t make me gag or want to dump my cup. I definitely get Passion Fruit from the taste, as well as something just a touch floral. It paired relatively well with the pineapple/cheese pizza I was eating.

So yeah, overall thoughts are that this is totally drinkable, maybe a tiny bit chemical, and not really mind blowing or anything, but not terribly bad by any stretch. More or less, just “ok”. I don’t think I’ll struggle too hard to finish my sample, though I wont seek out more.