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drank Miami Melon by DAVIDsTEA
4242 tasting notes

Thanks so much, AJRimmer!  I should have saved my sample for summer – this was refreshing!  Certainly melon flavor and very sweet while not being cloying.  The description includes hibiscus but the resulting brew is almost clear – not even a hint of pink.  I like this odd mix of fruits.  The result is quite pleasant and unique. The melon is definitely in the front seat. The second steep was just as strong in flavor.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 14 minutes after boiling // 3-4 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled  // many minute steep   
2019 Sipdowns: 81

So I was able to order a handful of Davidsteas that I wanted and that is my cyber monday tea ordering for the year. I tried doing a second order for a handful of teas but they were giving me “risk management” alerts for the rest of the day. Maybe the risk management should start at three orders? So I missed some other teas (including this one) and the birch mug but I ordered some teas that I really wanted anyway.

Edited to add: And when I mention risk management it sounds like I ordered a ton of teas… I promise, it was only a few. The total was $18! So it is odd that Davids has this policy on two orders, especially if the first order wasn’t that much.

Flavors: Melon

Dustin

I was quite tempted by their Cyber Monday sale. Almost bought a 4th advent because it had a big discount, but I managed to restrain myself and walked away from my computer before making a purchase. I feel like a risk management tea app might be a good addition to my computer to help keep buying in check!

tea-sipper

Yeah, it’s probably better that David’s didn’t let me purchase a second time. haha

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Dustin

I was quite tempted by their Cyber Monday sale. Almost bought a 4th advent because it had a big discount, but I managed to restrain myself and walked away from my computer before making a purchase. I feel like a risk management tea app might be a good addition to my computer to help keep buying in check!

tea-sipper

Yeah, it’s probably better that David’s didn’t let me purchase a second time. haha

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)

Happy sipping!

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