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2020 Advent Swap – Day 3

This has been my favorite no frills tea to wake up to for the last 19 years or so? Enjoy!

Day 3 of my advent tea swap with Devon Bartholomew and this is my favorite one yet! As gmathis said – “Isn’t it nice to know that there are some good, cheap grocery store staples that you can completely rely on?” That is how I feel about this bagged tea. It is dark and dependable, just the thing to start a sleepy morning. I can see why Devon has been waking up to it for the last 19 years! The bag doesn’t have a brand name listed on it, but using my handy Google Lens, I found it listed on Safeway’s website. (Devon, let me know if I’ve got the wrong tea!) We don’t have Safeway here – it’s a grocery store, yes? Is it like a Publix? I’m not sure I’ll ever see this brand locally, but I’m glad to have tried it today. It was a nice pick-me-up.

Preparation

Boiling 6 min, 0 sec 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Devon Bartholomew
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It comes from a grocery store called Acme! I have my mom send me home with some boxes of it when I visit for the holidays.

Shae
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It looks like the same company owns both Safeway and Acme, so I bet this is it!

Devon Bartholomew
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I can ship you a box in January if you want! It’s $4.29 for 100 tea bags.

Shae
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Thanks so much for offering to do that! I do already have some others that are similar, but I did very much enjoy this one today.

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Devon Bartholomew
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It comes from a grocery store called Acme! I have my mom send me home with some boxes of it when I visit for the holidays.

Shae
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It looks like the same company owns both Safeway and Acme, so I bet this is it!

Devon Bartholomew
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I can ship you a box in January if you want! It’s $4.29 for 100 tea bags.

Shae
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Thanks so much for offering to do that! I do already have some others that are similar, but I did very much enjoy this one today.

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Lifetime student. Lover of books and paper and ink. Kitchen dweller. Aspiring herbalist, excessively proud cat lady, and tea fanatic. Thirty-something elder millennial. She/her.

I love flavored black teas most of all, always with cream and honey. I enjoy floral and fruity teas, as well as flavored or scented ones. I’m not overly fond of green or white teas, but I’ve found a few that I enjoy.

I’m open to tea swaps and/or just sharing what’s in my tea cabinet! Please reach out if you see something I have that you’d like to try. I do my best to update my cupboard regularly.

Favorites
Any and all black teas, smoky teas, raspberry, strawberry, red fruits, bergamot, chai spices, floral teas, caramel/toffee, jasmine, rose, vanilla, peaches, plums, valerian root, cinnamon, cardamom

Not a huge fan
White teas, green teas, artificial sweeteners, sarsaparilla, licorice, lemongrass, lavender, hot hibiscus, hibiscus in black tea blends

Rating Scale

1-20: By far, one of the worst teas I’ve tasted. I most certainly will not finish my cup and will likely “gift” the rest to my sweet husband, James, who almost always enjoys the teas I dislike (and vice versa).

21-49: This tea is not good, but if I mix it with another tea or find another steeping method I might be able to finish it.

50-69: This one is just okay. I might drink it again if someone were to give it to me, but I probably won’t be buying more for myself.

70-79: This is a consistently good tea. It’s reliable but not necessarily special.

80-90: This one is a notch above the rest and I would gladly enjoy a cup of it any day of the week. I’ll likely be keeping this in my cupboard, but it isn’t one of my all-time favorites.

91-95: One small change and this tea would be perfect. I’ll definitely have a stash of this in my kitchen if you come over for tea.

96-100: No words can describe this tea. It’s an experience, an aha moment. Closed eyes, wide smile, encompassing warmth. Absolutely incredible. Perfect.

Updated May 2022.

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