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This tea goes well with Percoset.

I have pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve or something in my back, off to the side. I had surgery in February (not back related) and saved my last Percoset in case I had a bad post-op day, but never did. Today I am really glad I have it! So instead of working, I am in my big overstuffed chair on a heating pad enjoying this tea. Working from home has its benefits.

So, the tea. This was a free sample from Nina’s. Thank you! I am really enjoying it. I am not the best at identifying flavors, and I would have thought this was stone fruit flavored, but I am reading here that it is red berries. Ok, I can see that. I think the caramel hints threw me off. It’s lovely though, and I got a great resteep out of the leaves, and I am rarely satisfied with the results of resteeping black teas. So that is a bonus. Definitely a great tea.

I know the thought of this tea will make the “Blergamot Crew” run for the hills, but I like it. Of course, I’m a fan of all things citrus. I feel sort of yucky and this one was calling out to me, so there it is.

I enjoyed this sample very much. I am beginning to think Assam is one of my favorite blacks, at least if they all have the malty qualities I have experienced so far. This one was no exception. Strong, malty and full.

Yesterday this was a surprise in my mailbox thanks to the eternally sweet MissB. This is a great tea, and unique! I have been thinking about this review and struggling with how to describe it. If you had asked me to tell you what I tasted, I doubt I could have come up with buttermilk. But I also watch Top Chef and they do those blind taste test challenges and often fail so it makes me feel better.

Bit, there is a really interesting buttermilk aftertaste that lingers. I don’t know how they did it, but they did. It also has a very silky mouthfeel that suggests a milky texture. The lemon is there, but not tart. It reminds me of a lemon custard. I wonder if it would sell better with that name?

I do think this one is a keeper.

Edit: I keep changing the amount of tea I used to 1.5 tsp, and when it saves it shows 1…

This was one of the teas that I really wanted to try from Just Organic Tea. I love orange – orange everything. The color, the fruit, the flavor. Looking around my desk I have an orange iPad cover, orange headphones, stuffed orange poofy flower thingie, you name it. It’s a signature for me.

Sadly, I did not get much orange from this tea. I liked it, and if you like clove and cinnamon you will like it too. There are bits of orange peel in the mix, but they couldn’t rise above the spice part of the mixture. When I was brewing it I caught myself thinking that it would work great as a holiday potpourri, it smelled that strong.

So a nice tea, for sure – but not an orange tea.

It’s funny how differently reviews come in for teas, isn’t it? Although I guess things taste different to all of us, otherwise we would all like the same things.

I looked through the other reviews for this tea, and saw one that said it was a bold and hearty tea. I didn’t find that to be the case. I thought it was smooth, nice, not very hearty but still good. It had a pleasant flavor. I didn’t expect much flavor because I didn’t smell much from the leaves (even the wet ones), so I was pleasantly surprised when I drank the cup. I could see where the tea could be considered “blissful” since it wasn’t very strong or very weak, it was just sort of in a zen place.

First off, I invited http://steepster.com/lyssakitteh to Steepster today, and she could use some friends if you can follow her!

Second, holy fritos I can’t believe how many samples Just Organic sent me. I had offered to sample/review two of their teas, and they sent TWELVE samples. What a nice surprise!

You know I like my Earl Greys, so this was the first one I pulled out of the pile. They included enough or a good sized cup (maybe a teaspoon and a half, which is perfect). I like it a lot. It’s heavy on bergamot, but that’s…my cuppa tea (had to get it in here somewhere). As another reviewer said, there’s nothing fancy in here like mallow flowers, just black tea and oil of bergamot. It’s really working for me on this nasty, rainy afternoon.

Really impressed with Just Organic so far!

Sipdown! I’m wondering about the value of the Steepster box versus other subs. I would trade all of the neat-o packaging for more tea…

Sipdown, sort of! I used all of my loose leaf but still have pyramid bags. So the number doesn’t change but it’s one thing sort of gone. Honestly I can’t tell any difference in this one loose/bagged.