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Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – March 2024 Tea #4 – A breakfast tea

Never could tell why this was a “breakfast tea”.  But now in my scoop, I’m seeing tiny pieces of something… I wonder if whatever that is contains caffeine? Maybe the Ashwagandha or Gurana? And maybe I didn’t get these tiny particles in a scoop previously and just had the bigger pieces in the infuser? I think it’s hilarious they changed the name of the blend to LIGHT breakfast boost. Still ain’t a breakfast blend IMO! Helpful tasting note, I know.

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Roswell Strange

Guarana is often considered a stimulant, and is one of the main ingredients in energy drinks like Redbull.

Kaylee

Yup, guarana extract is a major ingredient in Bawls soda, which we drank an unhealthy amount of in high school (I mean, it also has a lot of sugar and added caffeine, so it’s honestly a marvel any of us are still here).

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Roswell Strange

Guarana is often considered a stimulant, and is one of the main ingredients in energy drinks like Redbull.

Kaylee

Yup, guarana extract is a major ingredient in Bawls soda, which we drank an unhealthy amount of in high school (I mean, it also has a lot of sugar and added caffeine, so it’s honestly a marvel any of us are still here).

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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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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.)

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