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Discovery Tea box – Tea #16

I didn’t expect much from this one, but it is somehow unique and interesting. Despite being stored in a sandwich bag, the flavor is decent, the coconut isn’t too bad. It’s a black tea with fruit pieces which I’m assuming is pineapple and some coconut flakes. There is a distinct realistic pineapple flavor. I accidentally waited about 20 minutes after boiling to steep the first mug, and it was very tasty that way (with a teaspoon and a half). Maybe I should be trying some more black teas this cool and it will make the flavors even better (usually I’m waiting 10 minutes for the water to cool after boiling.) The flavor is just something I haven’t had in a tea yet – a creamy pineapple with quite a robust black tea. The second steep went a little long but the flavor was still there. Also, the other tasting note for this tea said it was discontinued sometime before January 2016 so it probably once tasted even better. It’s one of those teas I can appreciate trying in a teabox though.

Arby

My friend donated this one to the teabox. I kept a bit of it, but put the rest in the TTB. She bought a 4 oz package when it was on sale (because it was being retired, I presume) and she’s so sick of it she wants it out of her cupboard. I enjoy this one iced or hot, but find a coconut milk latte is really superior to any other way of drinking it.

tea-sipper

Oh cool. I really love this one. It might be my favorite I found in the teabox.

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Arby

My friend donated this one to the teabox. I kept a bit of it, but put the rest in the TTB. She bought a 4 oz package when it was on sale (because it was being retired, I presume) and she’s so sick of it she wants it out of her cupboard. I enjoy this one iced or hot, but find a coconut milk latte is really superior to any other way of drinking it.

tea-sipper

Oh cool. I really love this one. It might be my favorite I found in the teabox.

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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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