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Lupiressmoon drank Orange Cranberry Black Tea by Simpson & Vail

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I am trying to do daily sippings for the month of November and December to go through all my samples, etc., but I am bad about logging daily as I do this.

I did Orange Cranberry a few days ago. I love Orange Black teas and Orange Spice teas but find many of them hit or miss. I enjoyed the cranberry from a black blend from harney and sons, so I figured Orange and Cranberry would be a treat.

I was surprised the top note is more of a spice with this one. It is a sweet, bright smelling tea when dry. Would go well with any foods – breakfast, brunch, dessert evening tea, cookies or sweats, chocolate, breads.

Was going to do 5 minutes but S&V seems to have a good strength to their teas, so I found it better 3.5 to 4 minutes. The taste is good, but not as light and bright as the smell and description hints at. I found it heavier than I figured, which is a surprise.

I then tried it as an iced tea pitcher in a medium sized carafe as I figured it may be better suited cold. Accidentally added too much sugar to the iced tea, but it did make a good and fulfilling iced tea.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Citrus Zest, Cranberry, Orange, Spicy

Preparation

Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 4 OZ / 118 ML

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I have a drink obsession in general – daily lattes and coffees, and of course teas of many varieties. I mainly drink hot tea in Florida, but still enjoy the occasional southern sweet iced.

My preference is black tea, although I’m open to trial and error with others. I like the old fashioned English style tea cups, tea parties, food pair-ups, mini desserts and pies, cubes of sugar, small collection of Rose Red tea pets, you get the idea. I will always have an old fashioned tea kettle on the stove, but have recently purchased an electric tea kettle that I absolutely adore. I’m lazy by nature, so I have switched to stuffing tea bags for the loose teas to save on clean-up and disposal with other strainers.

I love smokey teas, non-bitter, not overly astringent, strong tea background mixed with flavored teas, no artificial sweetener tastes, balanced florals IF there must be a floral. I used to love spice, but it has to be done right. A former chai fan – now it reminds me of colored pencils. Cinnamon sounds good but so many teas have it artificial or odd tasting. Same goes for chocolate, some things have to be done just right to work.

Primary Tea Companies currently in 2022 – Harney and Sons, August Uncommon, Simpson & Vail, Fusion, Tea Spot, English Tea Store for odds and ends, The Tea Table

Most missed tea place and tea: Plum Brandy Cheesecake by Butiki

Very picky with anything Roobios, and Darjeeling/Oolong are hit or miss depending on the blend and my taste buds. Mint works in a mood but I’m not a big fan. Gravitate toward good name blends and fall themes when doing yet more sampler orders.

I like adding a cube of sugar to almost all teas, not usually milks. I don’t like stevia or any artificial sweetener taste. I adore honey, but to me it doesn’t suit tea unless I have a sore throat as both the tea and the honey change their flavor profile quite a bit if I mix them.

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Lakeland, Florida, United States

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