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drank Painted Desert by August Uncommon Tea
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Now this is more like it. Usually I’m extremely disappointed in chocolate pepper teas; they’re never fiery enough, or the chocolate is off (and Silencio was just black pepper, not good chili pepper). This, however, has a decent fiery kick and tastes like Mexican chocolate minus the actual powdery texture. Although it feels like it’s crunchy.

I drank this all today, in-between the 5 hour power outage and news updates on regional flooding and landslides (In the Lower Mainland, we are effectively cut off from the rest of Canada right now; all of our main highways took some serious blows). I’m trying to imagine being in a baking hot desert that is not flooding aggressively and this tea helps.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Cocoa, Pepper, Spicy

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
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gmathis
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Here’s to a little sunshine!

Evol Ving Ness
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Gah! Thank goodness for delicious tea! Stay safe. Hopefully, this upheaval is a fleeting transient thing.

Crowkettle
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Thanks! We got lovely sunshine here today but I know in the Interior it’s still not great with flooding (I’ve friends in Merritt); I hope they catch a break soon!

Evol Ving Ness
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Indeed. Me too. The news is somewhat terrifying.

Leafhopper
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I hope you and your friends are safe. This has been a bad year for B.C.

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gmathis
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Here’s to a little sunshine!

Evol Ving Ness
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Gah! Thank goodness for delicious tea! Stay safe. Hopefully, this upheaval is a fleeting transient thing.

Crowkettle
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Thanks! We got lovely sunshine here today but I know in the Interior it’s still not great with flooding (I’ve friends in Merritt); I hope they catch a break soon!

Evol Ving Ness
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Indeed. Me too. The news is somewhat terrifying.

Leafhopper
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I hope you and your friends are safe. This has been a bad year for B.C.

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I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.

My favourites are teas like Milk Oolong, Silver Needle,and Japanese Sencha/Gyokuro, or fruity and floral flavoured ones. However, I generally enjoy ALL the teas, including a good old cup of Earl Grey or Breakfast blend.

FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS/NOTES:

DESSERT FLAVOURS
Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Butterscotch, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan, Butter

FRUIT & BERRIES
Citrus Fruits, Passionfruit, Banana, Pineapple, Melons, Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Elderberry, Persimmon, Rhubarb..

SPICES
Ginger, Turmeric, Clove-forward chai, Cardamom

AROMATIC & HERBACEOUS NOTES
Sandalwood, Frankincense, Juniper, Eucalyptus, Mints

FLORALS
Lavender, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac, Violet, etc.

VEGGIE/GRAIN NOTES
Spinach, Grass, Hay, Cucumber, Rice, Sweet Potato

Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
Stevia, Apple, Cocoa Nib, Almond, Licorice, Cinnamon-forward blends, Chinese Sencha

Subjective Rating System:
I don’t give a lot of low ratings out, since a) I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me, and b) I don’t have a lot of strong dislikes.

90-100: Favourites. The Desert Island Teas.
80-89: Loved teas. Possibly staple-worthy.
70-79: Good teas, but I’m less likely to repurchase. Minor quibbles.
60-69: Ok teas. Likely a few preference and/or quality issues.
50-59: Cup of meh. Will do in a pinch.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, an unholy abomination. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.

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