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I just had to try this concoction! Blackberries, bergamot, spices, oh my. I’d say the blend turns out pretty evenly balanced. I definitely taste hints of blackberry underneath the citrus (and it seems more citrus than a traditional bergamot, if that makes sense.) The spices aren’t too heavy and follow the fruit flavors on the aftersip. I would have liked to taste more vanilla, as there are supposedly vanilla beans in this blend. I was thinking there are blackberry leaves in the blend: NOPE, those are lime leaves. The first time I steeped this up, there was a big ol’ blackberry in the infuser! Overall, this isn’t really my dream tea, how I wished it would have turned out: more blackberry, traditional bergamot, more vanilla but I can live with this one. On the second steep it was reminding me of an old 52Teas favorite….. LEMON MERINGUE CHAI!!
Steep #1 // 1 heaping teaspoon for a full mug// 13 minutes after boiling // 3 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 4 minute steep

Scheherazade

How I miss Lemon Meringue Chai! I wants it back, I does.

tea-sipper

Yep, one of the 52Teas gems. :D

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Scheherazade

How I miss Lemon Meringue Chai! I wants it back, I does.

tea-sipper

Yep, one of the 52Teas gems. :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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