Order from Steven Smith arrived yesterday – yay!
This was part of the holiday two pack I got. I love the tins but I wish this came in loose leaf form instead of the sachets.
I steeped it up at 5 minutes per Steven Smith recommendations and am sipping on it plain. This is a hefty blend that combines an assam, a darjeeling and a ceylon along with douglas fir needles. The overall effect is really delightful and interesting. I feel like there is some smokiness and also a lot of comforting warmth. The herby taste of the fir tree is making me want to go out and buy a bunch of douglas fir tea.
As far as the tea blend itself, the assam and ceylon seem to predominate. I’m not getting a lot of darjeeling in the mix. It has a slight tinge of bitternes in the finish, I think from the assam. Overall it is very unique and enjoyable, especially for the holidays. I wish they had this available year around!
I tried adding two other Smith teas to the database last night but they haven’t “shown up” yet. Hopefully they will in a few days.
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Hey, when did you change your name? Half of your notes are still appearing under your former name for me. I may have to clear my cache.
Just yesterday. Don’t know what Steepster is doing with all the notes.
I’m so used to your pic, I didn’t even notice the name change! Nice new name, aren’t we all tea brats around here? lol!
Hey, when did you change your name? Half of your notes are still appearing under your former name for me. I may have to clear my cache.
Just yesterday. Don’t know what Steepster is doing with all the notes.
I’m so used to your pic, I didn’t even notice the name change! Nice new name, aren’t we all tea brats around here? lol!