The Tea Grotto

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Blah. It’s only Monday and I can tell it’s going to be a long week. I’ve been sipping on a pot of this while playing my 3DS game. This is still in my top 3 favorite black teas. I’ve missed this one and I’m happy I stocked up on some more.

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100

I have been craving bold black teas lately. This one is perfect! The dark chocolate notes are pretty tasty and I’ve gotten a few steeps out of the leaves.

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100

Still my favorite black tea!
:)

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100

This one has been ignored for a while so I thought it should get some attention. As soon as I opened the tin I was greeted by a coco/dark chocolate smell. I love watching this tea steep. The little balls are fun to watch open up.
The taste of this tea is still amazing :] Bold black tea with hints of dark chocolate. I knew I picked the right tea to start my day off :D

Insence&Tea

This is a great tea to start off the day :)

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100

Mmm this tea is delicious! I’ve only had one other companies dragon pearls, but these are probably my favorite. They have so much flavor to them! They are sweet, malty, and with a slight hint of dark chocolate. Mmmm my new favorite black tea. :D

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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100

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85

KallieBoo! Thank YOU!

I’m not real sure which fruits make up the fruity flavor but I find them to be a “Motley Crew” – lucky for me – I’m a fan of Motley Crews AND Mötley Crüe.

I can taste citrus flavors, various blossoms, earthy and woodsy contributions, and perhaps a peppery flavor, too!

It is a bit odd but for some reason I really like it! Maybe for the pure and simple fact that it is ‘odd’…different!

At times I found my sip to be sweet, others tart, and others sour or bitter but in a good way.

There is something in this flavor combo that keeps me coming back for more!

Like a Rebellious or Mysterious Man you shouldn’t be intrigued by but are!

Azzrian

Hahahaha

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99

This tea.. quite possibly saved my life today. Such a great one to relax with after a long day. I had forgotten just how deliciously awesome it was. It has a dominant flavor of mint and chamomile with after tastes of warm, berries or fruit. There is a hint of vanilla which makes this blend very well. The smell of this one just makes me melt. This tea will always have a place on my shelf :)

Preparation
Boiling
tunes&tea

It’s great to hear about the tea and all, but how did it save your life that’s what I wanna know. Such suspense!

KallieBoo!

9 hour stressful day at work with mouthy customers :)

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94

KallieBoo! Thank YOU!!!!

This smells amazing! Strawberries and Cream – a lot like that hard candy I remember from years ago!

The Strawberry is true and not overdone. The Cream is absolutely dreamy! The green tea is a great base for this. I am also picking up just a touch of popped rice in this as well!

Groovy Hot or Cold! Very nice!

KallieBoo!

I’m glad you enjoyed it! This is my absolute FAVORITE tea!

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81

Thanks to KallieBoo! I was able to try this one! Thanks so much!!!

This smells amazing!

It has a sweeter medium strength black tea base with a juicy pom flavor almost as strong as the black tea base. This is pretty good hot but I’m liking it more when cold/iced!

My first Tea Grotto Experience was a good one! Thanks again KallieBoo!

KallieBoo!

Glad to see you got my envelope! I hope you enjoy them! The strawberry cream is my favorite!

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100

Drinking the last of this one. I always forget how good it is. Now I have am excuse to walk over to the tea shop to get more :)
Candy like but creamy and toasty.

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100

Just finished up the last of this! Mmm :]

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100

This is one of my favorite teas from The Tea Grotto. You would think that there were a lot of fake ish tasting flavors in this tea, but surprisingly there isn’t! It has a very, very light strawberry cream flavor with a slight bitter aftertaste. The cool thing about this tea is you can still get hints of the green tea. I imagine it would be pretty tasty with some milk and sugar :]

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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97

It’s too early. Which is why I chose a sweet pu erh this morning. It’s enjoyable but to be honest… I think I’m sick of this tea. I’ve just had it too much.

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97

Sipping on this right now. I kinda wish I had made this iced.

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97

First pot of the day. I enjoyed it. The earthy and fruity flavors were nice to wake up to.

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97

This is one of my favorite pu-erhs. It has a wonderful earthy flavor followed by a sweet/slightly tart fruit flavor. Honestly it’s a weird taste but it blends very well together! It’s really, really good iced, too!
I got about 3 steeps out of this tea with just a tad of flavor lost on the third.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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100

This is such a delicate tasting tea! The grapefruit taste is very real and not fake tasting. It has that grapefruit bitterness but at the same time is semi-sweet. This is probably one of my favorite green teas. Tea Grotto did a very nice job with this one!

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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95

I got this tea as a present and was hesitant to try it. It was wonderful!! It has a light buttery taste. An excellent after dinner or afternoon tea. A great pick me up!

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 3 min, 0 sec
ScottTeaMan

Walnut green tea…….that sounds very interesting & tasty. :P

KallieBoo!

It’s sooo good. If I had some I’d send it to you!

ScottTeaMan

That’s aweful nice of you KBoo! Sounds like you’re new to tea or Steepster.

KallieBoo!

Yeah haha I’ve been looking up/studying/tasting/trying/searching/whatevering tea since last November! I’ve learned a lot and I love it! Definitely my new hobby. Well, it’s not really a hobby anymore.. it’s turned into a lifestyle. I can’t go a day without drinking tea!

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92

I forgot how delicious this tea was. Had a huge pot of this. I love the warm nutty notes with the black tea base.

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92

I got this tea as a Christmas gift and loved it! It has a nutty flavor. It mixes really, really well with yerba mate or a chocolate black tea :]
Adding on.. I usually go with drinking my tea with no additives.. but it goes fantastic with a bit of vanilla almond milk.. SO yummy!

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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100

This tea was one of my favorites and went fast! It has a stronger taste then any other oolong I’ve tasted and I love the undertones of licorice! The lady at the store told me I could re-steep this up to 20-25 times, and I found it to be true! The flavor changes slightly with every steep and temperature. It was like a new cup every time! A truly delicious tea in my book.

ScottTeaMan

I’ve had a few Ginseng Oolongs, and it is really one of my favorite teas. :D

KallieBoo!

Yes it is a very interesting tea! I really enjoy it though

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84

I have an unnatural fondness for strawberry. Almost anything strawberry – smoothies, yogurts, ice cream, etc. But I hate artificial strawberry. Rarely does a “natural flavor” create a convincing strawberry for me. I have to believe this was the real deal, or if not, the best natural flavor facsimile ever. I think it would probably be better iced and sweetened, but it was still very nice hot.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 6 min, 0 sec

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