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I really enjoy the Vital Leaf milk oolong, but I tend to shy away from buying much of it, as it is just not a tea that I could see myself drinking on a daily basis without getting tired of it. On the other hand, I love having it every once in a while, as a bit of a special tea.

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Tea-tasting, yesterday, and this tea always gets served at some point in time. A favorite of my father’s and definitely one that I enjoy.

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Tea-tasting with a friend, yesterday, he was looking for something to drink at work (and I was pushing him to give-up on Stash and Yogi teabags). Knowing his preference for oolong, Herman helped him settle on this and the Black Pearl Supreme Oolong, both with dark, roasted notes.

Backlog:
Tea-tasting with a friend, yesterday, he was looking for something to drink at work (and I was pushing him to give-up on Stash and Yogi teabags). Knowing his preference for oolong, Herman helped him settle on this and the Dong Ding Oolong, both with dark, roasted notes.

Hooray! The time of year has come again, when Peet’s carries Winter Solstice (and Holiday Breakfast Blend) in their stores. While it is by no means a limited edition, it is a special edition, so it will only be sold from now until approximately the end of December. Of the half pound I just bought, we shall see how much is gone by mid-December…

The tins have a new design, this year – more of a white, whimsical theme, vaguely reminiscent of the patterns on their cups: http://d3mrtwiv4dr09z.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/300×400/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/t/wts_-_500665_l_1.png
I think I liked the old, metallic blue better. Interestingly enough, one can still purchase teabags of Winter Solstice that have the blue wrapper.

For early morning work times, it seems like this is my standby. The bergamot really adds a wake-up call to the cup.

After far too long away from Steepster, I am back! This is actually the last of my container of Palekaiko, and it was a delicious several cups. Coincidentally, I also just posted a review of this tea to my website, here: http://www.createwritedrink.com/2014/10/tea-review-tuesday-review-of-lupicias.html

Okay, time for a delicious cup of this, as I just found the last of the Black Beauty in my cupboard. First, the two-steep method. Delicious as usual. Second, I wanted to try the new method for the single-steep method. The flavors differ a bit…I think I preferred the two-steep method.

Had some of this chilled – it was great!

Drinking more of this deliciousness.