drank Mûre Sauvage by Dammann Frères
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August Sipdown Prompt – your poshest tea

I am not even going to pretend I know what defines posh tea or which of mine is the most fulfilling of that definition. I will, however, say that I feel super spoiled by this tea. Superanna bought it for me in Marseilles recently. The staff at the Dammann Freres shop there went above and beyond, even printing and attaching the labels in such a way that I could use them to label my tins at home instead of just sticking the label to the bags. She says the French may have been even nicer than the Canadians, and the Canadians “seemed about to burst into song” when she visited there.

This was so exactly what I hoped. Good black tea with a nice berry flavor, not red fruits or red berries masquerading as blackberry. Yes, it has some blackcuurant vibe and I love blackcurrant tea so that’s fine and I really rarely eat blackberries anyway so I wouldn’t be sure what they taste like in tea.

This resteeped more brilliantly than I would have imagined, so Ashman is getting it for breakfast tomorrow as well.

Cameron B.

The Dammann staff in Nîmes were so nice too! Tea people are the best in every country I guess. ;)

Martin Bednář

I came across a bad experince in tea shop just once I guess. So, I generally agree with you Cameron B. :) And yes, I visited a lots of shops and came across lots of staff during my travels through Europe.

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Cameron B.

The Dammann staff in Nîmes were so nice too! Tea people are the best in every country I guess. ;)

Martin Bednář

I came across a bad experince in tea shop just once I guess. So, I generally agree with you Cameron B. :) And yes, I visited a lots of shops and came across lots of staff during my travels through Europe.

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I am a music teacher, tutor, and former homeschool mom (25 years!) who started drinking loose leaf tea about fifteen years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” Now my hubby joins us, too. His tastes have evolved from Tetley with milk and sugar to mostly unadorned greens and oolongs.

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