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Sounds loooooooovely!!!

Yum! Everyone says this one is delicious, so… yay! Can’t wait to try this one! It’s definitely on deck.

I don’t know why I didn’t realize that this was a Ceylon tea. I know I’ve read the description before. Hurm.

Anyhow, I ordered a tin of this when I got the sampler, thanks to a previous swap with Carolyn. I second the good thoughts.

I hate when my ingenuiTEA leaks! The bottom can stick in the up position pretty easily… at least my heavily used one lol.

If I had a huge tin of this I’d share it with everyone.

I don’t even know how it leaked. Actually, I do know how. I was making some breakfast and part of the base was sitting against a towel. I was just watching the water fall onto the floor until I realized I wasn’t water but tea that was spilling.

>.< ive done that exact same thing Ricky! but i didnt notice untill it was all gone! stepping in way understeeped tea made me think my cat had an accident untill i saw it dripping from my counter. h8 when that happens!

I end up dumping not only the whole cup but the tea leaves too because it not only screws up the flavor concentration for that cup, but also the steeping times for additional infusions.

I love surprising people w/ tea! Go Bethany:) It’s so much fun when they’re absolutely shocked to get it. I shocked a woman from church w/ Adagio teas when she had H1N1 and my best friend w/ mandarin matcha for National Hot Tea Month.

Well, I knew she was sending it, but I’ve been so busy lately that I totally forgot that she was sending me tea. That and she didn’t put her first name on the package. I was like ummm did I order something that I didn’t realize =]

Tell me about National Hot Tea Month. It sounds a bit odd.

I too liked this one from Adagio! Except I tried the decaf version, and I’m a little scared to go non-decaf now (heard the decaf was slightly sweeter).

Would you like some =] It would help me clear out some Adagio tins :D

That’s my poison of choice as well at Starbucks, though I’m hardly in there anymore. I might have to pick up some syrup and make some myself now that you’ve put this up here. Sweet.

Haha, do you know what syrup they replaced melon with? I’m guessing they are using classic now? I still have a bottle of melon left and then I’ll be out =(

No, I’ll have to ask next time I’m in, which might not be for a while. This is a maybe spring mostly summer drink for me anyhow.

I order their iced-tea lemonades on a pretty routine basis – they’re cheaper than most of their other drinks. My favorite is the green tea one though.

I’ve ordered their passion lemonade, but I prefer unsweetened ginger green lemonade. I tell them to use as many tea bags as they would for a regular iced tea. (2 for a tall, 3 for a grande and 4 for a grande). The exception to the unsweetened part is during the holidays when they have gingerbread syrup.- I don’t add lemonade to that though. Funny we went to Starbucks on the same day!:)

@takgoti, Agreed. I usually get this drink or fraps in the summer, but I was staring at the menu for a while. I really couldn’t decide what I wanted. Actually I just realized I could have bought a Vanilla Rooibos Latte or a some loose tea bag. They have satchels now! WohOooO =)

@Jillian, really? You like the green tea lemonade the best? I tried it once and I didn’t like it. My green tea lemonade always comes out really bitter. I guess the green tea doesn’t subdue the lemonade enough for me. I like the black tea lemonade actually. I usually get that over passion, because I find passion to be tooooooo sweet.

@Cofftea, unsweetened is a no no for me. I’ve tried it a few times, but cold drinks need to be cold for me. I love their green ginger tea hot.

@Ricky what does unsweetened vs unsweetened have to do w/ temperature?

It’s just a matter of preference. I like hot drinks to be natural and cold drinks to be sweet. I mean you’d never drink juice hot.

Ok gotcha. That isn’t what you said. You said “Cold drinks need to be cold for me”. And I thought, “Well duh”. So I thought you meant it like how I don’t like cold pizza. It starts hot so it should stay hot. I can’t stand this one hot, it burns my throat.

@Ricky: They must be making yours wrong because it’s not bitter at all to me, but it has a rather clean sort of taste to it. Maybe they just add more syrup at my Starbucks! :D

This sounds so good I had to go buy some Tazo tonight. I think I am going to mix mine with lemonade and grenadine.

PMS! Ricky, you’re a genius! :D

OMG! I’m not seeing the PMS thingie!!!! Which browser do you use!? I use Firefox

oh wait…you have to go to that persons page and there is a send message by their name…I will send you one and send me one back – if ya can!? Pretty please!?

@Angrboda you have a PM, via the PMS!

@TeaEqualsBliss sooo going to send you a PM and it should arrive on your PMS. I’m using Firefox as well.

Thx!

Log out and log back in and you’ll see an Inbox in the top menu.

Strange, I didn’t have to log in and out.

@Ricky Perhaps you are not using Firefox on a Mac? Different browsers and different operating systems deal with things differently.

But that I am =] Shrugs, oh well, at least TeaEqualsBliss ended up finding the PM system =]

Hmmm. Odd then. I had to log out and log back in.

Wow, you really had me there for a second… PMS… but wait, Ricky is a guy, isn’t he???

Ricky, I know! It’s fantastic. Takes a bit of the bite out of the unpleasant sort of PMS.
How funny our conversations will look to an outsider from here on out. “Hey did you get anything on your PMS yet?” or “TeaEqualsBliss had trouble locating her PMS.” :p

Nods nods, I’m a guy, but I just couldn’t resist the PMS.

I mean it’s about time that we had our PMS. Don’t you think ;)

3.7oz??? Haha that’s a really random, exact water volume.

But at least their compensating for the low weight that’s common for a lot of bagged teas. What is the weight of this one, anyway?

Oops *they’re. Where did the delete button go so I could retype? (since there’s no edit button)

Have you forgotten I don’t own a scale =]

It’s a pyramid bag and it seems pretty full. I’d say one teaspoon.

Oh yeah, oops;) You should get one so I don’t have to forget hehe.

One day I will surprise you =]

The 3.7oz is converted from the 110mL Lupicia (being a Japanese (and metric-based) company) uses as their cup size. They put the weight of their tea bags (on the box label) at 3g per bag and they suggest 2.5 – 3 grams per 110mL cup for loose. They are definitely a leaf-heavy company.

I’ve been drinking their tea loose, and it’s wonderful. Maybe try less water. It might make a difference.

I don’t have the paradise green (yet). So I can’t speak about this tea directly, but their yuzu is good!

I’m going to try Breakfast Earl Grey in a bit with 4oz of water. I’m scared! I think I rather have a diluted EG!

I’ve had the exact same experience with Lupicia’s flavored teas. They have an amazing aroma but then are never as flavorful upon tasting. Still, a few of their blends are stellar.