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Cooking TTB #3

Okay…so….I admittedly did not take this cup the way I normally would. My boyfriend offered to help me get through all the teas I wanted to taste from this box by drinking a cup of something alongside me so that I could taste it without having to necessarily drink a whole cup. Well, that meant that while I was at least able to steal one sip of it untainted, the cup quickly made friends with my sugar bowl as soon as it was passed along to my boyfriend. The first sip I had was all hibiscus tartness. All subsequent tastes were all berry kool-aid. I didn’t get any almondy flavor at all (although I could smell it when I was brewing this).

I’m glad to have tried this because it was one I always kind of wondered about from Teavana. But, it’s not for me.

Flavors: Hibiscus, Tart

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I am a teacher for an after school tutoring program serving grades 1-12 and the Assistant Director of an English language program. Dealing with people who are just learning how to communicate can be stressful. Since I’ve never been (and never want to be) a coffee drinker, I was happy to have found a tea I liked when I started college. Bigelow French Vanilla was my first ever favorite tea. I am just learning to love loose leaf. I drink tea both hot and cold every single day.

I’m not too much of a fancy-pants when it comes to tea drinking. As long as it tastes good and doesn’t take up my whole paycheck, I’m happy. I find I am mostly enjoying flavored blacks and oolongs, as well as whites and the occasional green tea. I’m struggling with plain greens. I take to fruit-flavored greens much more readily. The only reason I ever sweeten a tea is if I hear it brings out a particular flavor in that tea. Otherwise, I don’t usually add sweeteners. When it comes to milk, I again don’t usually add any. But, when I do, I only use almond milk or coconut milk (the thin kind that comes in a carton from Trader Joe’s…not the thick canned kind).

Love: Floral (especially jasmine and rose), caramel, maple, nuts, cream, cake/cookie flavors, chocolate, and fruit (especially peach, pineapple, berries, raisins, and coconut)

Loathe: Peppermint, licorice, really strong vegetable flavors, mint/chocolate combo, heavily spiced teas

Aside from tea, I also really REALLY enjoy reading.

NOTE: I haven’t been putting my one to two cup samples in my cupboard because that’s really only enough for tasting and experimenting. If it’s in my cupboard, it means I have enough to go back to it if I’m craving it (or if somebody wants to swap).

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