As I was poking through my tea boxes and shelves mumbling about wanting a black tea for breakfast, my daughter who lives with us poked her head around the corner and asked if I would like a fruity black tea? Now I was intrigued.
She had bought it as a “after your biopsy results” gift but the results came early and by phone and the tea wasn’t here yet, so when she heard, she went out and bought me candles and chocolate instead.
The results were that I have invasive breast cancer recurrence, so it was called the “I’m sorry it is cancer” present instead of the “yay, it’s not cancer!” present. How sweet! <3
The tea came in a few days later as expected, and she held on to it until the right moment, which was today!
I have had this on my wishlist for a while, mostly because of the reviews from CameronB and Michelle. They were spot on in their descriptions.
The base is not super strong, the sage blends almost seamlessly with it and rounds out a full savory note, and the raspberry is light but not artificial tasting. I expected the raspberry to be a little stronger but I think it evokes a national park much more at this level. Overall, I think the balance is achieving exactly what they hoped when they blended it.
I think this is going to be a stellar fall tea, and quite suitable for afternoons as well as mornings.
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Thoughtful either way. I love your tea-enabling children on your behalf :) Pretty fond of you, too.
Gmathis: they do such sweet things for me! Love you back!
Happy to hear it’s not cancer! Such a thoughtful gift from your daughter :)
Sadly, it is cancer!
But thank you for being happy for me had it not been! :)
So sorry your cancer has returned. Sending healing vibes the internet. And a reminder to drink good tea, life is too short to drink crappy tea.
Thank you, Michelle! I am going to try to drink a lot more drink tea and have a shot of matcha every day that I remember! Ha ha! I bought the Angiogenesis tea from Harney. It is pretty good!
Thoughtful either way. I love your tea-enabling children on your behalf :) Pretty fond of you, too.
Gmathis: they do such sweet things for me! Love you back!
Happy to hear it’s not cancer! Such a thoughtful gift from your daughter :)
Sadly, it is cancer!
But thank you for being happy for me had it not been! :)
So sorry your cancer has returned. Sending healing vibes the internet. And a reminder to drink good tea, life is too short to drink crappy tea.
Thank you, Michelle! I am going to try to drink a lot more drink tea and have a shot of matcha every day that I remember! Ha ha! I bought the Angiogenesis tea from Harney. It is pretty good!