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Shae drank Maple Sugar by Tea Guys

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Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge
December 2022 → A maple tea

I was expecting this to smell much more strongly of maple than it does. I’m actually glad it’s not so overwhelming. I love maple syrup but sometimes the maple flavoring in teas is too much. The color of the tea liquid is lighter than expected as well, based on other tasting notes, but it still does fine with milk added (as recommended by the Tea Guys website). The leaves, now that they are wet, are both dark and bright green. Not sure which types are there since the description only says black tea. Still not smelling or tasting maple which is odd to me. This isn’t an older tea by any means, so I don’t think that’s it. It tastes distinctly of raisins but not much else. Not too excited about this one really, but I have a huge bag of it so I suppose I’ll be trying it again at some point. Maybe I’ll play around with how I steep it next time (though I’ll probably forget by then and make it the same way I always make black teas).

Flavors: Raisins

Preparation

Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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tea-sipper
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Hey this was my choice for the maple prompt too! haha. It sounds like we definitely had different “harvests” of this blend though.

Shae
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I’d bet money my dull cup was due to user error. No doubt I steeped it wrong. :D

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tea-sipper
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Hey this was my choice for the maple prompt too! haha. It sounds like we definitely had different “harvests” of this blend though.

Shae
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I’d bet money my dull cup was due to user error. No doubt I steeped it wrong. :D

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Lifetime student. Lover of books and paper and ink. Kitchen dweller. Aspiring herbalist, excessively proud cat lady, and tea fanatic. Thirty-something elder millennial. She/her.

I love flavored black teas most of all, always with cream and honey. I enjoy floral and fruity teas, as well as flavored or scented ones. I’m not overly fond of green or white teas, but I’ve found a few that I enjoy.

I’m open to tea swaps and/or just sharing what’s in my tea cabinet! Please reach out if you see something I have that you’d like to try. I do my best to update my cupboard regularly.

Favorites
Any and all black teas, smoky teas, raspberry, strawberry, red fruits, bergamot, chai spices, floral teas, caramel/toffee, jasmine, rose, vanilla, peaches, plums, valerian root, cinnamon, cardamom

Not a huge fan
White teas, green teas, artificial sweeteners, sarsaparilla, licorice, lemongrass, lavender, hot hibiscus, hibiscus in black tea blends

Rating Scale

1-20: By far, one of the worst teas I’ve tasted. I most certainly will not finish my cup and will likely “gift” the rest to my sweet husband, James, who almost always enjoys the teas I dislike (and vice versa).

21-49: This tea is not good, but if I mix it with another tea or find another steeping method I might be able to finish it.

50-69: This one is just okay. I might drink it again if someone were to give it to me, but I probably won’t be buying more for myself.

70-79: This is a consistently good tea. It’s reliable but not necessarily special.

80-90: This one is a notch above the rest and I would gladly enjoy a cup of it any day of the week. I’ll likely be keeping this in my cupboard, but it isn’t one of my all-time favorites.

91-95: One small change and this tea would be perfect. I’ll definitely have a stash of this in my kitchen if you come over for tea.

96-100: No words can describe this tea. It’s an experience, an aha moment. Closed eyes, wide smile, encompassing warmth. Absolutely incredible. Perfect.

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