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Gift of the Gloaming (Organic Roasted Kukicha, Lapasang Souchong, Lavender)
Gift of the Gloaming’s story began, as many of the tales of my teas do, with a combination of desire and need. I wanted a comforting tea taste, in this case one specifically involving smoke – but I also very desperately needed to relax. As Into the Dark Woods combined Continue Reading →
(Named)Journal 2, Page 121, Teas in Progress
“A long, long time ago…” Nevermind, this isn’t actually a song parody post, it is a tea naming post. However, it been many years since the tale of this tea began. A blogger reached out to me, asking if I would be willing to donate a few teas for Continue Reading →
Tea of the Month (TLDR) (FAQ)
Tea of the Month Club (Curated) Teas are selected specifically for you, according to your personal preferences as indicated by your answers to the tea survey. A handwritten note explaining the why of the tea choice, further personalized depending on the extent of our interaction. Tea is sent consistently Continue Reading →
May 2023 – Standard Tea of the Month Club Choice
May’s theme was chosen the moment I decided the Soft Reopen was going to happen on the 6th. May was about reclamation. May was about rediscovery. May was also about being completely overwhelmed by some of my more ambitious choices and high expectations for myself. These things combined, even Continue Reading →
Journal 8, Page 393, Teas in Progress
I love it when randomness turns into really good tea. 8-393 started, as so many of my blends do, with a tea survey. In this case it was for a single teabag sampler, rather than the more frequent Tea of the Month Club. It continued as a reason to throw Continue Reading →
#365Inks – Pilot Fine – Diamine Smoke in the Water
Journal 2, Page 137, Teas in Progress
This tea exists for a very simple reason. I wanted to drink it. St. John’s is part of my everyday hot beverage rhythm and is probably my favourite workday black tea blend. I love the taste. This means I rig up a lot of cups of St. John’s plus other Continue Reading →
#365Inks – Pilot Stub – Diamine Night Sky
Take a Breath (Organic Black Tea Blend)
One of the things that happened early on in the journey of Desert Sage Natural was the realization that the teas I create are far tastier than anything that I could find on a grocery store shelf. However, some of the teas that had been standards had general taste ranges Continue Reading →