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drank Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Tea by Culinary Teas
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Ost sent me a sample of this, the first cup of which I burned the heck out of. I didn’t even write a note for it that time because it was so bitter that I couldn’t even drink it. I made it again today, using the last of my sample correctly, and was crossing my fingers that it wouldn’t be bitter this time. It was a success! I’m really impressed with how much I can taste the raspberry (and that it specifically tastes like raspberry…not just some generic, unidentifiable berry flavor). It’s rich and desserty and I really wish I had some vanilla almond milk for this one.

I’m really hoping Culinary Teas has an awesome Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal. I haven’t ordered from them yet because their shipping seems kind of high. But, after having this tea, seeing the other flavors they offer, and knowing they have 1 oz sample sizes, I really would like to order from them!

Flavors: Chocolate, Raspberry

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I’m waiting for them to have a really good sale too. They keep having like 10-20% off discounts. But that doesn’t at all cancel out their shipping. It’s too high to place an order! ><

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I know, right? And even when they have those 20% sales, they seem to only be on a specific type of tea (like the fruit tea sale right now and the cinnamon one they had a couple of weeks ago). If I have to pay almost $9 for shipping, I’d like to at least be able to get a discount on the whole spectrum of their teas. We’ll see what happens :)

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I’m waiting for them to have a really good sale too. They keep having like 10-20% off discounts. But that doesn’t at all cancel out their shipping. It’s too high to place an order! ><

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I know, right? And even when they have those 20% sales, they seem to only be on a specific type of tea (like the fruit tea sale right now and the cinnamon one they had a couple of weeks ago). If I have to pay almost $9 for shipping, I’d like to at least be able to get a discount on the whole spectrum of their teas. We’ll see what happens :)

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I am a teacher for an after school tutoring program serving grades 1-12 and the Assistant Director of an English language program. Dealing with people who are just learning how to communicate can be stressful. Since I’ve never been (and never want to be) a coffee drinker, I was happy to have found a tea I liked when I started college. Bigelow French Vanilla was my first ever favorite tea. I am just learning to love loose leaf. I drink tea both hot and cold every single day.

I’m not too much of a fancy-pants when it comes to tea drinking. As long as it tastes good and doesn’t take up my whole paycheck, I’m happy. I find I am mostly enjoying flavored blacks and oolongs, as well as whites and the occasional green tea. I’m struggling with plain greens. I take to fruit-flavored greens much more readily. The only reason I ever sweeten a tea is if I hear it brings out a particular flavor in that tea. Otherwise, I don’t usually add sweeteners. When it comes to milk, I again don’t usually add any. But, when I do, I only use almond milk or coconut milk (the thin kind that comes in a carton from Trader Joe’s…not the thick canned kind).

Love: Floral (especially jasmine and rose), caramel, maple, nuts, cream, cake/cookie flavors, chocolate, and fruit (especially peach, pineapple, berries, raisins, and coconut)

Loathe: Peppermint, licorice, really strong vegetable flavors, mint/chocolate combo, heavily spiced teas

Aside from tea, I also really REALLY enjoy reading.

NOTE: I haven’t been putting my one to two cup samples in my cupboard because that’s really only enough for tasting and experimenting. If it’s in my cupboard, it means I have enough to go back to it if I’m craving it (or if somebody wants to swap).

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