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drank Daruma by Lupicia
4183 tasting notes

Thanks again Cameron B for a sample of this one, from the Lupicia sample package! I also received your awesome package of teas today!! Thanks so much for sharing! I went with a teaspoon and a half of this one, which was a risky move, since there are CTC black tea leaves in this blend. But the result is delicious. I’d prefer it this way. The brew is very dark but isn’t too brisk. This is probably my preferred strength of a black tea: malty yet sweet and smooth. There is plenty of fruit flavor that lingers. I love mango and that’s what this tastes like, with possible undertones of peach. The second steep is just as fruity! This would be a fantastic tea in summer. It’s so thirst quenching. The description says the peppercorns look like daruma, so I HAD to look that one up. Turns out daruma is a doll head. The google picture does show a red doll head that could look like a big peppercorn. Wouldn’t have guessed that one! This is a tasty tea anyway, though I would have liked it to be more strictly mango than remind me of peach.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 16 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 6 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
2019 sipdowns: 2

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Forgot to mention in the steeping note, I’m trying to sell some teas before shipping goes up on the 27th, but if anyone is interested, I’m mailing on Friday so you’d have to be quick about it! Posting it here as I’m not sure how many are following the thread these days: https://steepster.com/discuss/6840-official-stash-sales-thread?page=23

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Forgot to mention in the steeping note, I’m trying to sell some teas before shipping goes up on the 27th, but if anyone is interested, I’m mailing on Friday so you’d have to be quick about it! Posting it here as I’m not sure how many are following the thread these days: https://steepster.com/discuss/6840-official-stash-sales-thread?page=23

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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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