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drank Key Largo Lime by Tiesta Tea
4170 tasting notes

I had to buy a tin of this on sale BECAUSE THERE ARE TINY BABY LEMON JELLY SLICES IN THE TEA. I love those jelly slices.  I was dubious that there were even jelly slices in the tin, for a clearance tea.  But then I spotted one and made sure to get one in the infuser!   So it was a jelly slice, a big lemon slice (that looks like blood orange which is odd) and a whole teaspoon of other goodies.  There are also supposed to be yogurt granules here which I didn’t spot too many of.  Those would add a lovely layer to the flavor.   I tried it once without a jelly slice, and the flavor did seem very tart, but tasting it with that jelly slice and it adds a much needed sweetener aspect.  I’m not sure if it all melted in the first steep.  So it’s tart and sweet.  The lime flavor isn’t exactly authentic, which is too bad.  But they needed to add the artificial lime because otherwise there are a bunch of lemon ingredients here, not lime. And the name is LIME.  The blackberry leaves are noticeable and I never really like those in a blend…. the second cup was overpowering, to the point of tasting mostly like children’s vitamins.  I love the novelty of this and it will be fun until I sip down the tin. 
Steep #1  // 1 1/2 teaspoons for full mug // 12 minutes after boiling  // 3 minute steep
Steep #2  // 6 minutes after boiling //  4 min
2020 Sipdowns:   15 (Bird & Blend’s Bristol Breeze)

gmathis

Those jelly fruits are addictive…at my house, they probably would never make it into the cup!

ashmanra

I don’t think I have ever had those jelly fruits. Now I want to try them!

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gmathis

Those jelly fruits are addictive…at my house, they probably would never make it into the cup!

ashmanra

I don’t think I have ever had those jelly fruits. Now I want to try them!

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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.

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Davidstea
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singleoriginteas.com
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tealyra.com
Mandala
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steepcityteas.com
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dellaterrateas.com
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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:
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80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

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