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Kat_Maria drank Cantaloupe and Cream by Butiki Teas

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This is yummy and great. Of course. I expected nothing less. Although I must admit that the cream part is mostly lost on me, especially on the second steeping. But the cantaloupe… Oh yes! It’s totally juicy, ripe, refreshing and perfect. I think these unusual flowers also add some sort of characteristic mini-bite. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this bite emphasizes the robustness of cantaloupe.

Yes, perhaps there were some creamy notes in the very first steep. More like… fruity custard notes. But I don’t care. It’s good the way it is. It’s great!

I probably won’t need to have this around in my cupboard at all times, but I will be definitely repurchasing it from time to time. I also think it will be a great companion for warm summer evenings…

Preparation

180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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ME & TEA

I started drinking tea when I was a teenager, my dad used to make tea a million times a day as it was (and still is!) good for his health. So he would make it for the entire family. Usually it was Lipton with a teaspoon of sugar per cup and a slice of lemon. I was fond of it made this way then a lot.

Then I would have occasional loose leaf teas, I slowly got into green tea… I would mostly stick to bagged tea though. It was just convenient.

Only recently, in the middle of 2013, did I start getting seriously into all kinds of loose leaf tea.

My cupboard only reflects what I have in ‘regular’ (non-sample) sizes. It could be that I have some tea you’re looking for, just in a smaller amount, even though it is not in my cupboard, so you can always just ask when swapping with me :)

[LOVES]:
- Chinese & Taiwanese black teas
- second flush darjeelings
- malty assams
- green oolongs
- Chinese green teas
- super-fruity rooibos/honeybush “teas”

[LIKES]:
- Japanese green teas
- white teas
- dark oolongs
- interesting dessert teas
- earl greys
- pu-erhs

[IS INDIFFERENT ABOUT]:
- chai teas
- herbal teas
- fruit teas

[DISLIKES]:
- mint in blends (it’s ok as straight mint)

JUST ME
Apart from tea, I love reading, board-gaming with my husband, learning foreign languages (currently Spanish and Portuguese) and listening to lots and lots of music!

And if we just stick to food-related stuff I am also a great aficionado of good craft beer and dark chocolate :)

MY FAVORITE TEA COMPANIES (so far):
Butiki
Golden Moon Tea
Harney & Sons
Lupicia
Shang Tea
What-Cha
Whispering Pines Tea Co.
Yezi Tea

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