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drank Blooming Tea by Mandala Tea
2816 tasting notes

I’ve been feeling frazzled and low today, trying to get my doctor’s office to call me back is like an exercise in frustration (but if you owe them any money , you will never hear the end of it).

I’m reading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and somehow this seemed like an appropriate tea to go with book. Beautiful to look at and I’m detecting nice flavors of peach and vanilla in my glass of tea. A quiet moment, almost enough to restore me to sanity. :)

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 7 min, 0 sec
gmathis

Are you liking Rebecca? The friend who gave me a copy is reading some of her other novels and short stories and recommends them.

TeaBrat

yes, it is very entertaining so far!

Garret

Hi!! Did you do a few more steeps of the bloom? I usually like to do one long steep until the bloom opens up and then drink about half and add more hot water a few times. Just curious if that is how you used it, as well.

Thanks for writing up your thoughts on it. I am glad that your quiet moment with tea and book was restorative!

Garret

TeaBrat

Hi Garret!
I did not do multiple steeps this time but I’ll try that with the blooms I have left. I hope all is well!

gmathis

(Forgive me if I’ve said this elsewhere; my husband gets on to me for repeating stories)…I loaned my copy of Rebecca to a friend who made this observation: It is rare these days to read a book that requires you to lay eyes on every single word. Thought that was spot on.

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gmathis

Are you liking Rebecca? The friend who gave me a copy is reading some of her other novels and short stories and recommends them.

TeaBrat

yes, it is very entertaining so far!

Garret

Hi!! Did you do a few more steeps of the bloom? I usually like to do one long steep until the bloom opens up and then drink about half and add more hot water a few times. Just curious if that is how you used it, as well.

Thanks for writing up your thoughts on it. I am glad that your quiet moment with tea and book was restorative!

Garret

TeaBrat

Hi Garret!
I did not do multiple steeps this time but I’ll try that with the blooms I have left. I hope all is well!

gmathis

(Forgive me if I’ve said this elsewhere; my husband gets on to me for repeating stories)…I loaned my copy of Rebecca to a friend who made this observation: It is rare these days to read a book that requires you to lay eyes on every single word. Thought that was spot on.

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I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

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I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

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