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A tasting note from Dinosara the other day gave me the idea to mix a smoky tea with a chocolate tea. (And as I’m typing this I just realized that Dinosara sent me one of the teas I used here.) So I took two teas that I didn’t LOVE and made them better. A teaspoon of the chocolate and a Choice Russian Caravan teabag (which are actually really good for a teabag, but they are getting older.) Both of them combined make me like them more! It’s a nice smoky milky chocolate. So so good. The second cup wasn’t as marvelous, but the first one was awesome. Lesson learned: combining teas I don’t LOVE might make them better together (and think of all the flavor combinations!)

Whispering Pines Tea Company

I had this exact same idea a few weeks ago and LOVED it! Mixing flavors is so fun! This is what I came up with, if you’re interested in checking it out :) http://whisperingpinestea.com/december.html

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oh how funny Whispering Pines just happened to comment on one of my tasting notes… I just thought of one of your teas this morning! (Well, I do think about tea much of the time anyway!)

Whispering Pines Tea Company

Haha :) What tea was on your mind?

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Manistee Moonrise mainly because I have a bit left and it was stored next to this smoky tea. And it has elderberries in it. I was thinking of elderberry teas I might have because of The Walking Dead. :D

Whispering Pines Tea Company

Ahh :) I love elderberries :D

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Whispering Pines Tea Company

I had this exact same idea a few weeks ago and LOVED it! Mixing flavors is so fun! This is what I came up with, if you’re interested in checking it out :) http://whisperingpinestea.com/december.html

tea-sipper

oh how funny Whispering Pines just happened to comment on one of my tasting notes… I just thought of one of your teas this morning! (Well, I do think about tea much of the time anyway!)

Whispering Pines Tea Company

Haha :) What tea was on your mind?

tea-sipper

Manistee Moonrise mainly because I have a bit left and it was stored next to this smoky tea. And it has elderberries in it. I was thinking of elderberry teas I might have because of The Walking Dead. :D

Whispering Pines Tea Company

Ahh :) I love elderberries :D

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)

Happy sipping!

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