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Morning Booster/Immerse

Starting my day off with an herbal blend is not how I usually go about my day, but recently the SororiTea Sisters received a generous sampling of Immerse tea bags and I was eager to try these. Immerse only produces organic herbal blends so let’s see how this one goes. The first one I grabbed…

BlackTea

Masala Chai / Shafa Blends

Shafa blends is a quaint little store located in an unassuming business strip mall. We were in Baltimore for my Grandma’s funeral. Going right before her funeral may seem like it was a weird idea and ok it really probably was but who really is in a good state of mind before a funeral? I…

GreenTea

2nd Picking 2019 Shi Feng Dragonwell / Verdant

Do you get excited to drink tea? Though it doesn’t happen everyday, I do get excited for my afternoon steepings. What adventure will we have today? What flavor will pop out or what will surprise me today? Our adventure today begins in the Zhejiang Province in China. This huge, one time zone country is known for…

BlackTea

2018 Autumn Laoshan Black / Verdant

One phrase I continually hear around this area, MN, is “I don’t like tea.” Man, I loathe that sentence so much. Most of the people who say this have no idea of the depth they are missing out on. They think it’s as simple as Lipton and bagged Earl Grey. I probably wouldn’t like tea…

Darjeeling

First Flush 2019 Darjeeling Blend / Upton Tea Imports

Did you know that one of the aroma descriptors for wet tea leaves is wet leaves? I laugh every time I read it and yet it perfectly makes sense. If we really want to get complicated we could define how wet leaves differ in smell. For instance the wet leaf of this Darjeeling smells different…