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Hardly been reviewing, I am trying to drink through my stash, so nothing new interesting to talk about.(just been followed a lot by spammers on steepster. Steepster and spammers of all things). But this is a rare new purchase and worth writing down my opinion.

It smells fantastic (which was what sold me), like boozey chocolate mousse. It is priced extremely surprising (17.50 euros for 100 grams!), but I was in a Thé du Loup craving mood and I risked buying 50 grams. And it is nice but can’t help feeling how “thin” the Dammann teas taste, how the scent is not there and can end up a bit like drinking scented tannin water…

This is not bad, just a bit disappointing. Particularly for the price!

Flavors: Dark Chocolate

Ysaurella

Hiya Teresa, the price is due to the tea base which is a keemun. Which temperature did you brew it ? Normally it is a quite a nice flavoured tea but it doesn’t react very well hoter than 90°c

cteresa

How nice to hear from you, hello, and happy holidays!

I did brew it boiling, will try again a bit lower and with more leaf, to give it a fair trial! It smells lovely.

I did break down in my craving for Thé du Loup and bought some things from Thé-o-Dor, Thé du Loup did not disappoint on its return (good because I got 250 grams in 2 125 grams packages), and I do love their Laponic Christmas teas – the black was a rebuy, the green I am now crazy in love with it!

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Ysaurella

Hiya Teresa, the price is due to the tea base which is a keemun. Which temperature did you brew it ? Normally it is a quite a nice flavoured tea but it doesn’t react very well hoter than 90°c

cteresa

How nice to hear from you, hello, and happy holidays!

I did brew it boiling, will try again a bit lower and with more leaf, to give it a fair trial! It smells lovely.

I did break down in my craving for Thé du Loup and bought some things from Thé-o-Dor, Thé du Loup did not disappoint on its return (good because I got 250 grams in 2 125 grams packages), and I do love their Laponic Christmas teas – the black was a rebuy, the green I am now crazy in love with it!

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Inconstant tea drinker – I mostly drink tea when not too hot. I hang around steepster much more frequently in (northern hemisphere) cold season. Experimenting with cold steeping, for summer.

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I like all sorts of tea, flavoured and unflavoured, though I am picky.

I am one of those people who actually loves Lapsang Souchong. I am not crazy about Earl Grey, in general. I don´t quite get Darjeeling teas, but I am exploring.

I like rooibos, though not all bases. I loathe hibiscus. I do not like fennel/liquorice/anise in blends or teas with chicory. I am picky about what I consider true cinnamon.

As you can probably tell from my cupboard, the brands I find more interesting right now are Mariage Fréres and Thé-o-Dor.

I am always willing to try anything new. I am now particularly interested in single origins.

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