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tea-sipper drank Ceylon Estate by Octavia Tea

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I still have a handful of Octavia samples to write up. Thanks, Octavia! They are having a 25% off over $45 sale for a few days with code ‘WELLNESS’ however their free shipping code doesn’t work along with it. The leaves don’t really look like the photo – mine are much shorter and no gold… I’m not one for Ceylon, but his one is robust and full of flavor (what I don’t usually expect from Ceylon). It’s almost like an Assam in flavor profile. Strong, brassy, malty. The second steep is brisk. I’m glad I only used one teaspoon. Flavors of bread turn into thick rye bread when cooled, maybe a bit of red wine with a hint of dried hay. Definitely a Ceylon black I really like!
Steep #1 // 1 heaping teaspoon for full mug // 15 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 3 minutes after boiling // 3 1/2 min

Flavors: Hay, Malt, Red Wine, Rye

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Still really want to stock up on their French Breakfast, but I must not..do..it.

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Sounds good!

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Still really want to stock up on their French Breakfast, but I must not..do..it.

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Sounds good!

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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
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harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
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Lupicia
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Davidstea
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what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
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steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
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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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