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Went to Lupicia in SF this morning, got back at 1, left for the airport at 3, flight left at 7 and now I am almost 400 miles away from home dang.

But I picked this tea up because I’ve been looking into the barley teas, and I have the caramel and honey one back home. This one smelled nice and bright from the package, but still had that roasty toasty smell from the barley!
It’s steeping now, and no more bright melon taste, it’s just the barley taking over.
Yeah, this is more roasty than bright. A good barley tea, but I definitely don’t taste the watermelon anymore!

ALSO I AM FREAKING OUT BECAUSE TRACEYC JUST MESSAGED ME LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE SPECIAL SAN FRANCISCAN BLENDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!??!?!?
Okay that’s like great for everyone all around because now everyone can try my baby (the Golden Honey Dew), but I kinda… it was one of my special teas that I drank on special occasions. It was a very hard tea for me to get my hands on, and when I did, I made sure to share it with others, and it made me all happy and giddy to read their tasting notes and see that they loved it as well.
I only drink my honey dew on special occasions because it truly is a unique tea, and as an in-person tea only, it was one that I made sure to cherish and drink with a purpose. Now that it’s available online and I no longer have to make that 400 drive trek and hour long train ride to the City and then hope that this tea is in stock when I visit, well, I don’t know. I hated that it was so hard to get, but that’s what really made it special. Now that weeks of waiting and planning on going to the City is all gone because now I can just stay cooped up in my room and purchase my tea online instead.

I’m just kinda sorta sad that that whole special factor of the tea is gone now.

boychik

I understand how you feel. You are wonderful, you shared it with many people. You made them happy. I’m considering getting it because of such great reviews. But I would not go to SF to get it, and I love SF. If I ever move that’s my dream place. Your mission accomplished;-). Thank you!!!

Dexter

I was really excited to see this post – but unless I’m missing something – Golden Honey Dew isn’t showing online. At least I couldn’t find it and the search didn’t bring it up.. :((

Dexter

Sorry I found them!!!! Thank you!!!! Thank you!!!
Sorry that this upsets you – but I have no chance of getting to SF – I’m really happy!!

jump62359

Ahh I’m really happy that so many people will be able to try this tea now :)
I’m still kinda attached. The honey dew is my baby and now I’ve let it go and it’ll soon be in the arms of many lovely people hehe.

boychik

I can promise that me and my kids will take good care of it:)

jump62359

Hehe thank you, that’s all that I ask :)

MissB

Heh. jump62359, I’ll still visit with you when I’m there, and we’re still going to the store to pick up a boatload of this. ;) Really, truly, you’ve shared so much of it, I will always associate this tea with you.

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boychik

I understand how you feel. You are wonderful, you shared it with many people. You made them happy. I’m considering getting it because of such great reviews. But I would not go to SF to get it, and I love SF. If I ever move that’s my dream place. Your mission accomplished;-). Thank you!!!

Dexter

I was really excited to see this post – but unless I’m missing something – Golden Honey Dew isn’t showing online. At least I couldn’t find it and the search didn’t bring it up.. :((

Dexter

Sorry I found them!!!! Thank you!!!! Thank you!!!
Sorry that this upsets you – but I have no chance of getting to SF – I’m really happy!!

jump62359

Ahh I’m really happy that so many people will be able to try this tea now :)
I’m still kinda attached. The honey dew is my baby and now I’ve let it go and it’ll soon be in the arms of many lovely people hehe.

boychik

I can promise that me and my kids will take good care of it:)

jump62359

Hehe thank you, that’s all that I ask :)

MissB

Heh. jump62359, I’ll still visit with you when I’m there, and we’re still going to the store to pick up a boatload of this. ;) Really, truly, you’ve shared so much of it, I will always associate this tea with you.

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Kyra.
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Tea lover.
Food and Beverage lover (food, wine, beer, TEA)
DCP Alumni (WDW Fall 2013 and DLR Fall 2014)
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Teas in my cupboard are in my personal collection.
I’m always looking forward to reducing my stash so let me know if you wanna swap :)
Likes/dislikes here:
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Tea rating guide:
100-95: Best thing to ever touch my mouth and I want more. Restocking is a must
94-80: Love this tea. Restock if I can
79-70: Decent tea. Neither love nor hate.
69-60: I won’t be upset when it runs out. I’ll drink it but won’t restock.
59-30: I’ve done whatever I can to like this tea and I’ll finish the cup.
29-10: I’ve done whatever I can to like this tea. It may or may not have gone down the sink…
9-below: Let’s not even hide it. This definitely went down the drain.

I love tea.
I drink it.
I log it.
I have a good time.
Lather, rinse, repeat.

I first discovered my love for tea with jasmine teas because that’s all my mother would buy, so for the longest time, I thought that all teas were jasmine! And then in 4th grade, I watched the tea episode of Good Eats and that’s when the education started! I’d like to blame Alton Brown for starting this obsession because now I only like loose leaf tea.
It wasn’t until my second year of college that I actually expanded my tea taste buds. Special shout out to Cara McGee, Tea Queen for her Adagio Fandom blends. Because of Cara, I actually started drinking blacks, herbals and whites and pretty much everything else in between. I still have a special love for my jasmine though :)
I (try to) drink tea daily. Usually just straight up, no sugar or milk. This little obsession started young and just… kept going, I guess.

also I apologize in advance for lazy tasting notes and horrible grammar in everything I write. I was an avid fandom blogger on tumblr and tumblr talk can get in the way of everything kthxbai

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