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drank Granny's Cake by RiverTea
1598 tasting notes

And this is the last cup of this! (215) The rest is going off to Terri so she can see what the fuss about RiverTea is all about!

I enjoy this, and I especially like the star anise, but I also have about… IDK… 6oz of Ceylon Star sitting in a tin at home, so I probably don’t need to restock this one soon. It was good though. Cake-like, and sweet, with a nice bit of baking spices.

TeaBrat

I’ve been meaning to try RiverTea as well but I think I blew my tea budget!

Dustin

I read “cat-like” and for a split second was wondering what would make a tea cat like! Cake-like makes WAY more sense!

Terri HarpLady

yeah, I wouldn’t want a tea that was cat like…;pppppp

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drank Mi Xian Black by Butiki Teas
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I enjoyed this so much last night that I had to have another cup today. I do that. I’ll love something so much that I’ll drink it exclusively and then, BAM! Gone! (216)

I’ll need to get more eventually. Maybe for Stacy’s birthday sale. :D

It’s funny – drinking it today I notice far more peachy notes than I do with the honey. It’s much fruiter and juicier than I remember from last night. Is it the cup that makes a difference? Who knows. I’ll resteep it and mull on this further.

Fjellrev

Ohh, I keep ignoring this one. Will have to pick some up next time I order (birthday sale for sure!).

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drank Mi Xian Black by Butiki Teas
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Yes! YES!
I snagged this from Shadowfall and I was totally thrilled I got it first.

This is a great tea. I just love it. It’s nicely dark, and there’s honey notes

TeaLady441

I even resteeped it but it was a shadow of this first cup. /sobs/

Plunkybug

I added the rest of my mi xian black to the rest of my Pom Tango. :)

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(213)
Ummm… meh? It wasn’t for me. Sorry!
But now I know, and thank you Sil.

Sil

sooo what’s really weird? i’ve tried this since i gave you some.. but uh there’s no review…

TeaLady441

Strange! I’m pretty sure I reviewed it the other day when I had the first cup, but… nothing? Maybe I skipped the review then? IDK.

Kaylee

I’ve had a review disappear recently too. Maybe it’s a bug in the recent tea page revamp?

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drank MateVana by Teavana
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(215)
Only 4 more teas and then I will be completely Teavana free.
I’m still bitter about their poor customer service. I expected bad service in store. I expected good service on the website. (I’ve already ranted about them in the forums so no need to bore you guys, but I’ve learned my lesson!)

4 more Teavana teas left!

ETA: You know what? Make it 3. My sister-in-law keeps drinking my Maharajah/Samurai chai blend – I’ll just stick it in HER tea cupboard here at work. :P (sipdown 214?) She enjoys it far more than I do anyway.

Sil

cavo… i TOLD YOU…. lol neener neener

TeaLady441

Yep. You are so modest!You are a shining star that everyone should hold up as the pinnacle of winning gracefully.

Sami Kelsh

I’ve never had anything from Teavana, but their customer service blah and sales policies make me want to run in the opposite direction as fast as I can. There are much nicer places to give our custom! Yay sipdowns!

Daddyselephant

I had the same issue with Teavana last year and did the same thing. I immediately got rid of all the teas they BOTHERED to send from my order and gave away the teaware. My wife INSISTED on hanging on to one tea from them and it made me so, so made, especially since it was a straight oolong that was easily found elsewhere. We finally got rid of it a month ago and I was so damn happy. Teavana is awful. I refuse to even glance inside their stores.

TeaLady441

Well the biggest reason I was so excited to order from them was 75% off! :O Who can resist that?
Well…. I can now. :P

Team Teavanaboycott HIGHFIVES!

Sil

cavo… why THANK YOU! giggling

Daddyselephant

Hell yes! I hadn’t tried match yet (so I guess this was 2 years ago XD) and their matcha set with a whisk and a bowl were part of the sale and the only reason I ordered. Of course, it wasn’t available and I had the same run around with customer service that you did. When the package of the other crap did arrive, two teacups were shattered, the tins were covered in dents and one of the packages of tea was open.

Uuugh. Screw Teavana.

TeaLady441

OMG, really? That’s beyond awful! :|

Sami Kelsh

Yikes aisling, that’s awful! :(

VariaTEA

You might have been the way I got rid of a lot of my Teavana. I really hate the company and don’t want it around. My roommate wouldn’t even buy me a pitcher from them because she knows how much I despise Teavana.

Daddyselephant

The best part was, when we sent them pictures of the destruction within the package, their response was to “replace” it with tea with didn’t even like along with a note card that said “Thank you for your compliments!”

TeaLady441

What, really? They didn’t even attempt to replace the teaware? Or refund it?

Daddyselephant

Nope. Since the cups were now “out of stock”, they sent off the tea without asking and considered it handled.

OMGsrsly

OMG! I am wheezing with both laughter and horror. Good combo, tea friends. :) I am so glad my ordering experience was OK. It just sucks that I really like 2 of their teas. Oh well. I’ll get them free with my sbux rewards I guess….

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Yes, it’s good, and yes, I ‘d restock it, and yes I wish this wasn’t a sipdown (216).

It’s just light and creamy and minty (but not too minty) and the cream is wrapped around a subtle amount of raspberry that makes me keep reaching for it…

Thank you Sil!

I think if Simple Loose Leaf does open up to Canadian subscribers (like they are considering) I will sign up immediately!

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 45 sec
Sil

cavo..you will sign up immediately after conferring with ME

TeaLady441

Oh, and to add on to my comment in that other post, you are totally not bossy at all. :P

(But yes. I see the wisdom in that)

Sil

moi? i’m certainly bossy… i’m just suffering from only child syndrome…my doctor says i may have to live this way forever…it’s a bummer

TeaLady441

Ahahahaha. I guess I better get used to it since TK will probably suffer from the same. (Hopefully? HA)

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And another one to pass to Sil (217)

Hmmm… Not my favourite. Sorry. Nope. Ginger and chai are ok together in small doses but I feel like I need to be brave to get to the bottom of this cup.

Sorry Sil for throwing bad tea at good friends. :P

Sami Kelsh

You know me and Doctor Who (you know, the thing I think about with the regularity with which adolescent boys think about sex) but I’m not convinced by the combination of chai and mint. I’ve seen it in a few places, and it’s two things I love that I’m not sure I want to experience at the same time.

TeaLady441

I couldn’t even taste the mint! It wasn’t for me, but so many cups are that I’m not disappointed.

Sil

i like ginger!

TeaLady441

Did I send you some “Did You Miss Me?” That one has hella-ginger!

Terri HarpLady

I love Ginger!

Sil

cupboard says no

TeaLady441

Ok, well I will send you enough to share with Terri!

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This one is ok. I’m starting to realize I’m not a huge fan of Keyan black teas. There’s just something…. something about them that I’m not keen about. It’s mostly tasty though, and with milk I’m sure it would be lovely, but I’m drinking this purely black…

Thanks Sil for letting me try it out! I think I like Justea’s version a little more, but they’re still ALL odd.
(219)

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drank Thé de Vendôme by Nina's Paris
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So this tea is ok, but not as mind-blowingly awesome as other Nina’s Paris teas that I have enjoyed. I’m just not so keen on the grapefruit in this. I imagine it would be quite nice if it was iced though. It just screams summer to me! (220)

Dustin

Just reading the word grapefruit makes my mouth pucker and my tongue hide!

TeaLady441

Hahah. I hadn’t read the ingredients, so you can imagine my surprise!

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83
drank Cookie by Lupicia
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And that did NOT last long. (221)
To be fair, I only had two bags, but I am SO GRATEFUL that Sil was generous enough to share, and that someone gave them to her in the first place. <3

I swear I can smell oreo cookie/cream while I drink this, which is crazy because this tea is not oreo chocolate at all, but caramel and sweetness. I could probably drink multiple cups of this.

So, new rule: I’m not placing a Lupicia order UNLESS I can get some Cookie. /puts foot down/ :D

Sil

Isn’t it though? So tasty

VariaTEA

I have some of this loose leaf and Sil was also kind enough to send me a teabag. I wonder how the two compare…

Fjellrev

I’m going to pull a Sil, screw it, and just go to Hawaii once I graduate haha.

Sil

Lol why Hawaii?

Fjellrev

Well, a) I haven’t been there before and I’ve been planning to go there anyway, and b) Lupicia! Checking it out in person would be cool.

Sil

lupicia is in san fran too… but if you’re going to hawaii…you just let me know…though on trip related notes… disney is doing northern europe next year (denmark, iceland, russia etc…) and i WANNA GO!!!!!!!!!! poop.

Fjellrev

Oh yeah, I was tempted with San Francisco too! I recently learned that Victoria really closely resembled San Fran in the 1800s so it would be cool to compare them now.

And you did NOT have to tell me that. I’ve never been interested in Disneyland before, but hello? Scandinavia? Damn you, Disney.

Sil

Disney cruises are my favourite. Esp as an adult with no kids who loves kids. can you say adult only areas that aren’t jam packed? heyyya!

also… we did pixar disney cruise that included san fran a couple year back.. BEST.TIME.EVER. san francisco! pixar! WOOOOT!

Fjellrev

Ah, cruises! I thought you meant that Disneyland/world was going to feature some random Northern Europe theme. I totally forgot they had a cruise line. I’ve never actually been on a cruise before. My mom and I were considering Viking River cruises. Because Vikings. ;)

Sil

i’ve been on SEVEN disney cruises. I pretty much was like wtf, who would do that…that sounds stupid. and then my friends made me go on one.

Angrboda

Sil, if you do go and find you wind up in Denmark, do let me know your whereabouts. If it’s near where I live, perhaps we could meet up. (If you want to)

Sil

Angrboda! Of course I want to! Oh that would be awesome :) I’ll keep you posted heh

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