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This one was just okay. It mostly tasted like peppermint and rooibos with a mild sweetness from the maple. Fine but certainly nothing cookie-like, and the peppermint is a bit little wet raggish. The package says to drink it as a latte, but if I did that with every Deb tea that recommends it, I think I would only ever have her teas as lattes lol. If it can’t stand on its own without adding milk and sugar, I’m not interested.

This was my last tea left from the subscription box last year, and good thing too, because I just got an order in of samples of her spring collection. Well, it was supposed to be samples, but apparently she had a label issue with a couple of the teas, so she sent me 50g tins of those instead of 25g pouches. Which, don’t get me wrong, is incredibly sweet of her! But I would’ve preferred the 25g pouches ha ha, I have too much tea! x.x

She also sent me samples of a couple of the new summer teas, which was so sweet. I’m very interested in trying the milk bread hojicha and watermelon lime slush oolong (both 75g minimum size), so if anyone has those and would be willing to swap samples, let me know!

Flavors: Creamy, Herbaceous, Mint, Peppermint, Rooibos, Sweet, Woody

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

~ 2025 SIPDOWN CHALLENGE! ~
- February sipdowns: 1
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I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.

Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia (or monkfruit, etc.).

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre

Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out

I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.

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