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July Sipdown Prompt – tea from your prettiest tin

This is nearly a sipdown, and I may come back in later to edit this and label it as such because one afternoon latte might do it.

Also, this tea does not come in an especially pretty tin. In fact, mine was in a bag. I MOVED it to a pretty tin when I finished off Fortnum and Mason’s Rose Pouchong. I think the F&M carousel tins are very pretty, indeed. There are so many pretty tins to choose from but I wanted a black tea for breakfast so here we are.

This tea is very rose-y and the base has nice heft. I drink it plain but it makes good lattes and also would take milk and sugar quite easily. Ashman doesn’t care for rose teas so it is up to me to drink them by myself, and I often have as many as five or six different ones ln shelf.

My favorite tins so far are Bellocq, Whittard’s collections, Fortnum’s Carousel type, and Harney’s Royal Palace line as well as some of their regular black tins with gold labels that have extra design.

What are your favorites?