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Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – February 2025 Tea #2 – Your oldest black tea

FACEPALM.  I really didn’t want to finish this tea, as I like it, and then I went and mistakenly added it to the same infuser as another tea.  argh.  So hilariously enough, the oldest tea I have of Frank’s went into the infuser with one of my newest 52Teas from Anne.  arghhhh.   Mango Coconut Pancakes, to be exact.  So I guess there are other flavor combinations that I could have added to the infuser together that  COULD have been worse… These two teas are fine together, if a bit jumbled. :/
2025 sipdowns: 9

AJRimmer

Oh I hate when that happens! Or when I’m adding water to a cup for a cold resteep and accidentally rinse and empty the cup instead. Ha I did that one yesterday.

tea-sipper

Surprised it doesn’t happen to my scatterbrain more. sigh.

52Teas

I come up with some crazy combinations, OK? That’s kind of a requirement of the job, I think. But, even in my wildest imaginations would I have imagined the combination of mango, coconut, pancakes & root beer. But if it works for you, that’s totally awesome! I’m glad it didn’t turn out all bad, at least.

tea-sipper

haha, well, it’s like the root beer is a drink to go with a meal of pancakes here. It’s tolerably DRINKABLE, not bad flavored enough that I want to waste these tea leaves. :D

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AJRimmer

Oh I hate when that happens! Or when I’m adding water to a cup for a cold resteep and accidentally rinse and empty the cup instead. Ha I did that one yesterday.

tea-sipper

Surprised it doesn’t happen to my scatterbrain more. sigh.

52Teas

I come up with some crazy combinations, OK? That’s kind of a requirement of the job, I think. But, even in my wildest imaginations would I have imagined the combination of mango, coconut, pancakes & root beer. But if it works for you, that’s totally awesome! I’m glad it didn’t turn out all bad, at least.

tea-sipper

haha, well, it’s like the root beer is a drink to go with a meal of pancakes here. It’s tolerably DRINKABLE, not bad flavored enough that I want to waste these tea leaves. :D

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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
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
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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