Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea

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Used as the fresh leaf added to the second steeping of my EG and Ceylon combo tea.

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Just to try something different, I added this as my bit of fresh leaf to a second steep of A&D’s Ceylon. It was unmemorable.

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Moar Tiger. Plain and simple.

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.

Damn it, I’ve accumulated a backlog again. At first it was only 3-4 teas, now it’s up to about 10. Okay, must slog through getting these tealogs done. =D

What’s not the love about the Tiger? I’ve been steeping him slightly stonger lately.

2nd steep: 6 min.

Backlogging. Tuesday morning.

The Tiger needs no reason. Okay, he’s what I usually drink in the morning if I don’t know what I want. My tin is definitely at the half full point or less now. =( Currently, I think the Tiger is my favorite of all the A&D teas.

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.

Backlogging. Thursday morning. (This is the end of the very long backlog that has kept piling on itself as I tried to work my way through it.)

Mixed with equal parts of Ceylon and EG in hopes of recapturing an earlier tea blend full of deliciousness. It did not quite work as well.

Backlogging. Wednesday morning.

Mixed half A&D’s EG and half the Tiger. It was okay but not enough to resteep.

Backlogging. Last Thursday morning.

When isn’t the Tiger a good idea? (Okay, maybe not at 11pm.)

Backlogging. Last Tuesday morning.

Second steep. A mug of my usual half A&D’s EG and half A&D’s Ceylon was good, if a bit boring. I decided to kick it up a notch by using the Tiger as my fresh leaf addition. It was surprising SO GOOD.

Backlogging. Friday morning.

Strong and delicious as always!

2nd steep: 5 min.

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Last Tuesday was Tiger Tuesday. =)

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.

Yesterday morning I had Tiger with breakfast – an English muffin with butter. It came out very strong. I drank the second steep right after the first. Mid-morning I had a smoothie to use up very ripe fruit – plain yogurt, peach, strawberry, blueberry, and spinach. It was one of the better smoothies I’ve made lately.

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.

Standard ceramic mug = 10 oz. One rounded teaspoon.

It seems like it’s been quite awhile since I’ve had any Tiger, though I think I had some last week. Either way, today’s mug was pure comforting, strong, yumminess. Again, using a more correct amount of leave for water, the Tiger had more taste without necessarily being stronger/more steeped tasting.

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.
To my husband. ♥

All the standard ceramic mugs = 10oz. One rounded teaspoon.

Backlogging. Three days ago.

Tuh-Tuh-Tuh-TIGER! yeah.

No resteep. Too hot for more tea, then too late in the day.

At 7pm yesterday, it was too late in the day to be having a black tea. But I needed one so I had one anyways. It’s been a tired week so I thought the boldness of the Tiger might stand up well to some local honey and it sounded comforting. The honey came through nicely but it totally muted the essential Tigerness of the tea. Hence, I think this is not the best combination. Though, I did enjoy drinking it. I gave my husband the second steep when he woke up before going on night shift.

In other exciting tea news in my world, I am cold brewing for the first time! I’ve been thinking about doing it for awhile now, but have been unsure what teas would make a good cold brew. I’m also not a huge iced tea fan. I decided on a Lemon Sencha that I only had two servings left of.

I think flavored greens might cold brew nicely. I think flavored blacks would too, but I don’t have many of those. I have mostly plain blacks and I think the nuances of nice black loose leaf teas would be lost in cold brewing them. Ditto for plain oolongs and whites. I don’t know, for some reason, it just seems like flavored teas/tisanes would be better for cold brewing than plain ones.

Anyways, the Lemon Sencha. I only had a small bit left and it is not a tea I like a whole lot so if it doesn’t turn out well, I won’t feel like I wasted a yummy tea. If it does, I’ll be more inclined to try cold brewing teas I like more.

It went in the fridge at 7pm. I’ll check it when I wake up in the morning and see when it needs to be tried again. I’m curious if one resteeps the same leaves when cold brewing? It seems like it would be a one-time thing and I should try to get the most flavor out of the leaves without it going bitter.

The breakfast mug of tea backlog. Yesterday.

It’s the Tiger. It’s just that good. One needs no reason to pick the Tiger. No resteep, but I wanted one.

I was planning on 52 Tea’s Black Current Bai Mu Dan as my mid-day tea today. I’ve been wanting it for a few days but it and I keep missing each other.

I ended up having a late lunch of Indian leftovers from last night and wanted something that could stand up to their spiciness and be tasty with them. I’m finding the Tiger to be a great all purpose tea. Good with food, good without. Good in the morning, good at in the middle of the day. It’s pretty much all Tiger all the time, sometimes. =)

2nd steep: 5 min.

Second half of the pair of my back-to-back same tea days. I did consider going Earl Gray briefly. It was a bit watery today. I didn’t realized that the mug I used was much bigger than mugs I normally use, which is what I think did it.

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.

Sometimes you just know you want the Tiger. Yesterday, it was a day for the Tiger. Strong and bold. Two good cups.

2nd steep: 5 min 15 sec.

Since I didn’t get as much Tiger as I’d have liked yesterday, today was another Tiger morning. Two yummy steeps while I was barely awake.

2nd steep: 5 min 30 sec.

When it’s got to be good and it’s got to be strong (cause you can’t seem to wake up), it’s got to be the Tiger. A bit less water, a bit more leaf. Strong, but not bitter, goodness. I had to hurry and get out of the apartment to get some time dependent errand done so I didn’t get to resteep, which I badly wanted to, and it was too late in the evening by the time I got home to.

Backlogging. Monday morning.
After my rushed cup of the Tiger the previous morning, I need to repeat and enjoy. It was just what I wanted. I got to drink the 2nd steep, with Tupelo honey. I liked it better without the honey.

2nd steep: 5 min.

Backlogging. Sunday morning.
Running late to Mother’s Day brunch, I had to have a cup of tea before I left the house. I remember the cup being brisk and strong, which was just what I needed. Sadly, I did not get to steep the leaves a 2nd time.

I tried slightly more leaf and a bit longer steep time this morning looking for the stunning Tiger I had yesterday in my larger mug. Alas, I did not find him. But it was the same good old Tiger I know and love. I think whenever that mug is not in the dishwasher and I am looking to drink more tea in the morning, I shall devote it to the Tiger.

2nd steep: 5 min 15 sec. 205° F.