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David's Tea: Glitter & Gold

I kind of like talking about the different tea I drink. I'm almost done with the Glitter & Gold packet Reimer got me from David's Tea. Briony from work and I visited David's Tea down in Chicago last summer on the way to the WLA conference and both fell in love with their teas. I remember seeing this one, but since it was a black I didn't get it. I don't normally like most black teas, but this one I'm particularly fond of.

According to the package, it has black tea (obvs), lemon peel, and cloves. It also has little gold sugar stars, which look super cool, so I'm sad that you can't actually see them, since they're always wrapped in something.

It smells great and tastes really good, provided you don't make it too weak (like I just did when I added more water to it). Apparently, I must be pretty immune to tea caffeine, since it does absolutely nothing for me; but my coworker Briony is buzzing after half a cup.

I also got a "Queen of Tarts" tea from them, which like a tarty fruit tea; a nut tea, which is surprisingly delicious; and - my favorite - genmaicha (matcha + green tea). They're cheaper than both Teavanna and Fava, which does make me wonder; but I've loved everything I've gotten from them so far, which I can't say for Fava. They just opened a new David's Tea in Brookfield and I'm excited to visit. The first time I went to David's Tea was in Boston, right off the Freedom Trail.

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