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drank RadioactiviTEA by Man Teas
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I guess I wasn’t a big fan of this before. I actually found it ok this time, was expecting to need to add milk/sugar but it was actually perfectly fine without, probably in part due to age? Malty but not as punchy as the name would suggest.
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I actually had a request some time ago to reblend this one. It’s one that I never got the recipe for because some of Frank’s recipes were lost when his computer crashed – and some of the ones he sent me were lost when mine did. (Lesson: keep these things saved on a separate drive.) But it was one that was lost when his computer crashed. I’ve been thinking about featuring a month of all unflavored teas, like a tea basics theme – but that’s still just a thought.

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I would cry tears of joy if a reblend of Razzleberry or the iced Earl Grey came back from Southern Boy!

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Yeah, Frank sold all his equipment and the rights to the name of SBT so I would not hold my breath for the iced Earl Grey. I also use a different bergamot than he did – I use actual cold-pressed bergamot as opposed to tea flavoring. So if I were to make an Earl Grey (and not a variation like Foggy Coconut) it wouldn’t be the same as SBT Earl Grey. I have done at least one reblend of Razzleberry plus created some variations to it. Which Razzleberry did you want, the black tea base? I can add that to the poll for the 12 teas of Christmas.

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Heh, yes, that reminds me that I need to back up my computer…

A month of unflavoured teas is an interesting idea. I think it would be neat if they were all blends, so they’d still be something unique to 52teas.

@ashmanra – now I need to go look up Razzleberry and iced Earl Grey. Can’t remember if I’ve tried, or like them!

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@Kittenna: yeah, that’s what I’m thinking – maybe a month of unflavored blends so that people can kind of get what I’m starting with. Like my classic black blend, my green blend… try my hand at the RadioactiviTEA (maybe?). It’ll be quite a while before this happens though – because I’ve got my themes planned out through next year about this time (unless an amazing idea hits me that I like better than the themes I’ve already planned out)…

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52Teas
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I actually had a request some time ago to reblend this one. It’s one that I never got the recipe for because some of Frank’s recipes were lost when his computer crashed – and some of the ones he sent me were lost when mine did. (Lesson: keep these things saved on a separate drive.) But it was one that was lost when his computer crashed. I’ve been thinking about featuring a month of all unflavored teas, like a tea basics theme – but that’s still just a thought.

ashmanra
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I would cry tears of joy if a reblend of Razzleberry or the iced Earl Grey came back from Southern Boy!

52Teas
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Yeah, Frank sold all his equipment and the rights to the name of SBT so I would not hold my breath for the iced Earl Grey. I also use a different bergamot than he did – I use actual cold-pressed bergamot as opposed to tea flavoring. So if I were to make an Earl Grey (and not a variation like Foggy Coconut) it wouldn’t be the same as SBT Earl Grey. I have done at least one reblend of Razzleberry plus created some variations to it. Which Razzleberry did you want, the black tea base? I can add that to the poll for the 12 teas of Christmas.

Kittenna
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Heh, yes, that reminds me that I need to back up my computer…

A month of unflavoured teas is an interesting idea. I think it would be neat if they were all blends, so they’d still be something unique to 52teas.

@ashmanra – now I need to go look up Razzleberry and iced Earl Grey. Can’t remember if I’ve tried, or like them!

52Teas
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@Kittenna: yeah, that’s what I’m thinking – maybe a month of unflavored blends so that people can kind of get what I’m starting with. Like my classic black blend, my green blend… try my hand at the RadioactiviTEA (maybe?). It’ll be quite a while before this happens though – because I’ve got my themes planned out through next year about this time (unless an amazing idea hits me that I like better than the themes I’ve already planned out)…

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I have always been a tea fan (primarily herbals and Japanese greens/oolongs) but in the last year or so, tea has become increasingly more appealing as not only a delicious, calming drink, but as a relatively cheap, healthy reward or treat to give myself when I deserve something. I should clarify that, however; the reward is expanding my tea cupboard, not drinking tea – I place no restrictions on myself in terms of drinking anything from my cupboard as that would defeat my many goals!

My DavidsTea addiction was born in late 2011, despite having spent nearly a year intentionally avoiding their local mall location (but apparently it was just avoiding the inevitable!). I seem to have some desire to try every tea they’ve ever had, so much of my stash is from there, although I’ve recently branched out and ordered from numerous other companies.

I like to try and drink all my teas unaltered, as one of the main reasons I’m drinking tea other than for the flavour is to be healthy and increase my water intake without adding too many calories! I’ve found that the trick in this regard is to be very careful about steeping time, as most teas are quite pleasant to drink straight as long as they haven’t been oversteeped. However, I tend to be forgetful (particularly at work) when I don’t set a timer, resulting in a few horrors (The Earl’s Garden is not so pleasant after, say, 7+ minutes of steeping).

I’m currently trying to figure out which types of teas are my favourites. Herbals are no longer at the top; oolongs have thoroughly taken over that spot, with greens a reasonably close second. My preference is for straight versions of both, but I do love a good flavoured oolong (flavoured greens are really hit or miss for me). Herbals I do love iced/cold-brewed, but I drink few routinely (Mulberry Magic from DavidsTea being a notable exception). I’m learning to like straight black teas thanks to the chocolatey, malty, delicious Laoshan Black from Verdant Tea, and malty, caramelly flavoured blacks work for me, but I’m pretty picky about anything with astringency. Lately I’ve found red rooibos to be rather medicinal, which I dislike, but green rooibos and honeybush blends are tolerable. I haven’t explored pu’erh, mate, or guayasa a great deal (although I have a few options in my cupboard).

I’ve decided to institute a rating system so my ratings will be more consistent. Following the smiley/frowny faces Steepster gives us:

100: This tea is amazing and I will go out of my way to keep it in stock.

85-99: My core collection (or a tea that would be, if I was allowing myself to restock everything!) Teas I get cravings for, and drink often.

75-84: Good but not amazing; I might keep these in stock sparingly depending on current preferences.

67-74: Not bad, I’ll happily finish what I have but probably won’t ever buy it again as there’s likely something rated more highly that I prefer.

51-66: Drinkable and maybe has some aspect that I like, but not really worth picking up again.

34-50: Not for me, but I can see why others might like it. I’ll make it through the cup and maybe experiment with the rest to get rid of it.

0-33: It’s a struggle to get through the cup, if I do at all. I will not willingly consume this one again, and will attempt to get rid of the rest of the tea if I have any left.

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