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Black Beauty/Mandala Tea -Skysamurai-

NOOOOO!! I thought this was a Lapsang. It smelled to heavily of campfire smoke I didn’t think it could be anything but Lapsang…. But no… It’s a wonderful black tea And why am I screaming? Because I dumped a good lot of it in my bone broth that is cooking from yesterdays turkey leftovers. Shame,…

Oolong

Vietnam Red Oolong – Kim Tuyen/Simpson & Vail- Skysamurai-

Another advent tea gift. I find it interesting that while this one is a rolled style the others I have come upon are shaped into balls. So it makes me wonder why the farmer decided to make that change. It is a gorgeous leaf. Dark chocolate in color with light brown flecks here and there….

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China Keemun First Grade/Upton Tea Imports -Ashmanra-

I received a gift of this tea in the mail from a fellow tea lover. Tea people are THE BEST! And Keemun is one of my favorite tea types, so let’s get down to business! The package says First Grade China Keemun but the website puts it the other way around as China Keemun First…

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Day #1 Adagio Teas Advent Calendar -CuppaGeek-

Today is the second official day of the tea advent calendar season but to avoid spoilers- I’m going to review the lovely Adagio Teas Advent Calendar a day behind so without further ado. . . . . Day #1- Spiced Apple Chai Spiced Apple Chai is a tea blend from Adagio Teas that I know…

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Gojiberry Infusion/Tea Barr Company -Ashmanra-

A box of samples from the Sisters is a lot like Christmas! It is so exciting to paw through the teas and see new blends to try and companies you have never heard of. What a surprise to look up this company and find that they are fairly close to me, just a couple of…