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drank Warm Maple Cream by 52teas
4183 tasting notes

Additional notes: I’m a little sick of writing tasting notes about ancient teas that say “the flavor isn’t the same”. That isn’t really fair to the tea because I’m a hoarder. But I also think I’ve been a hoarder for so long, that I can usually tell when a tea should have more or less flavor based on the age. I’m also sure Anne is sick of me mentioning aging teas. haha. But I think it’s more of a note for me to keep track of how fast teas age, so I don’t do that in the future.
Anyway… HAPPY TO REPORT: this tea as delicious as when I first had it! It’s a really great combination of ingredients. So mapley! The second steep too. Raising the rating from 84. I’m glad I got a full pouch from a grab bag… this tea might last a while.

Kittenna

I wonder if I have this one. If so, I’m happy to hear that it hangs onto its flavour! Possibly because I’m in the same boat as you, I definitely appreciate hearing about which teas have held up and which haven’t. I’m finding it to be very hit or miss with some, which is quite interesting.

tea-sipper

Kittenna – I’m often noticing you posting about many of the same older teas that I do, so I’ll just think of it as helping people know which tea are aging gracefully. haha

tea-sipper

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Kittenna

I wonder if I have this one. If so, I’m happy to hear that it hangs onto its flavour! Possibly because I’m in the same boat as you, I definitely appreciate hearing about which teas have held up and which haven’t. I’m finding it to be very hit or miss with some, which is quite interesting.

tea-sipper

Kittenna – I’m often noticing you posting about many of the same older teas that I do, so I’ll just think of it as helping people know which tea are aging gracefully. haha

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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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