Drinking this while my pans of vegetables are roasting away in the oven… the smell of the sweet potato and mushroom, along with the purple carrots and potatoes, is going well with this cup. With Butiki closing so soon, I felt like a Butiki tea was in order, so here I am, treating myself to this before dinner.
I really love the brightness of this tea… the nutty quality… The tobacco is present, along with the slightest hints of floral, but I really get a honeyed apricot coming through.
This is so very delicious….
The mouth feel is exactly what I was looking for right now (you know you’re drinking something, as it rolls around your tongue… heavy, but not in an overpowering way).
And I love how it’s the type of finish that just makes you want to keep sipping…

Flavors: Apricot, Floral, Malt, Tobacco, Walnut

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 4 min, 45 sec 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
Cameron B.

Ooh, what are you planning to make with all of those amazing roasted veggies? :D

DeliriumsFrogs

Oh, I was not inventive at all…I just ate them, as is! lol
But, you know how this tea can get sort of bitter as it cools? Well, it went SO WELL with the veg!! Some of the edges had gone a little dark, especially on the sweet potato, and the bitterness of the tea was totally offset by this… The tea was completely sweet, void of all bitterness, even when almost cold in my cup.

Cameron B.

Yum, love roasted veggies! I did some turnips and onions when I roasted a chicken, and they were amaaaaaazing. :D

DeliriumsFrogs

Turnips! I need to do some turnips…haven’t done any yet this season. I just had really simple chicken breast with butter and shallots, so your roast chicken sounds wayyyy better.

Cameron B.

I only roasted it to use the bones, heh! ^^’ But yes, the turnips were delish, especially with the super caramelized (in some cases, burnt) onions. :3

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Cameron B.

Ooh, what are you planning to make with all of those amazing roasted veggies? :D

DeliriumsFrogs

Oh, I was not inventive at all…I just ate them, as is! lol
But, you know how this tea can get sort of bitter as it cools? Well, it went SO WELL with the veg!! Some of the edges had gone a little dark, especially on the sweet potato, and the bitterness of the tea was totally offset by this… The tea was completely sweet, void of all bitterness, even when almost cold in my cup.

Cameron B.

Yum, love roasted veggies! I did some turnips and onions when I roasted a chicken, and they were amaaaaaazing. :D

DeliriumsFrogs

Turnips! I need to do some turnips…haven’t done any yet this season. I just had really simple chicken breast with butter and shallots, so your roast chicken sounds wayyyy better.

Cameron B.

I only roasted it to use the bones, heh! ^^’ But yes, the turnips were delish, especially with the super caramelized (in some cases, burnt) onions. :3

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Oh, tea….
you’ve taken over my life, but I’m ok with that.

I’m pretty new to the tea scene, only drinking tea bags most of my life, but my friend ifjuly really got me into it (that sounds bad…). Butiki, Harney, and Verdant seem to be my ‘go to’ places to order from, but I LOVE trying new teas and companies. The variety is partly why I love tea so much…you can’t possibly get sick of it.
Well, that, and the transporting aroma of each cup…. I love that. It’s why I love wine, and tea does it just was well.

Really want to learn about different tea vendors out there, and about tea in general… it’s all so interesting to me.
I’m really excited to be part of this community and learn from all of you.

I don’t usually sweeten or add milk to my teas, so my notes are based on that….also, the rating system kind of throws me—I’ve always been horrible with giving number ratings to things, so don’t take those as set in stone (Honestly, I usually don’t even use the numbers…).

Everything in my cupboard has at least one serving left in it…I try to keep it updated. :) (I actually just added all my sample sizes to my cupboard, so MOST of the tea in my cupboard is of that ‘sample’ size…)

random info: music and art are pretty important in my life… i also thoroughly enjoy nerdy things like video games, anime, knitting, Doctor Who (the 10th is my favourite…), A Song of Ice and Fire, and random cartoons and such…. and i love, love, love to read. :)

I’m married to my best friend (I’ve known him since I was 15….we were totally going to be in a band together. It was going to be HUGE…), and we’ve got three kiddos. They’re pretty neat, too, even if they try to put sugar in my Verdant tea when they drink it….

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