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drank Prickly Pear by Old Barrel Tea Co
1377 tasting notes

TTB 2025. I rather like this! I agree that it’s probably more “melon” than “prickly pear,” but I made it iced with sweetener and it’s quite refreshing that way. The tin also suggests adding a squeeze of lemon… maybe I need to just go get some lemons now…
Anyway, progress on the TTB slowed today because I, uh, can’t be trusted to use a toaster oven. Thankfully everything is ok and nothing actually caught fire. But there was a lot of smoke and that kept me out of the kitchen for a while (don’t worry, the TTB isn’t being stored in the kitchen so it’s still safe!). I should be able to keep chipping away at it tomorrow.

gmathis 3 months ago

Oh, my! Sounds like we could swap kitchen stories (over the years, mine involve exploding roasting bags and electrically conductive slug trails).

Kaylee 3 months ago

Nice to know I’m not alone, at least!

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gmathis 3 months ago

Oh, my! Sounds like we could swap kitchen stories (over the years, mine involve exploding roasting bags and electrically conductive slug trails).

Kaylee 3 months ago

Nice to know I’m not alone, at least!

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Geek and nerd (shoutout to GeekSteep). Still trying to get a handle on this whole work/life balance while ALSO succeeding at work thing. I have some chronic illnesses that make that harder. Tea is my respite.

Favorite tea types, in order:
oolongs
green
herbal
white
yellow

Don’t drink:
black
pu’erh

A sampling of tea shops I like:
Te Company
Calabash
Volition
Tea Thoughts
Harney & Sons
Yunomi
Teavivre

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