Have you been looking for true love in a teacup? Then you're sure to fall 'head over heels' for our Valentine's tea. It deliciously combines the luxurious flavor of fresh-dipped chocolate-covered strawberries with the taste of premium Ceylon black tea. Selecting this for your Valentine? He or she is sure to welcome this sinfully-rich, yet calorie-free gift.
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The CommuniTEA Chat
White teas aren't my favorite either, but it is fun to try them. I always have my regular green and oolong teas to drink, if I don't like the daily tea.
12:48 am
This blend sounds yum! I think I’ll brew it now. I’ve slept enough in 2 days...who needs more sleep
12:02 am
I just woke up fell asleep around 3. With a migraine. :(
12:03 am
Oh no 😟 feel better!
12:05 am
MR
hope you feel better soon!
12:08 am
Feel better soon!
12:09 am
Oh no. I hope you feel better. Chocolate tea is not for you.
12:36 am
I hope you feel better today!
12:39 pm
I managed to finish all of my truffles for valentine's last night, and got them packed up for delivery with some spare for me. There's 3 kinds, and all were really fun to make. Taste amazing too
12:03 am
They look yummy!
12:04 am
MR
very nice, what kinds are they- I love the boxes with the foxes- Actually just had to google plural foxes or fox , it's late, my grammar is gone...
12:06 am
The small round ones are Daydream Tea and white chocolate, the red ones are orange and dark, and the white ones are apple spiced dark chocolate. The foxes were fun to draw. I can't draw cupids, so I went with little foxes.
12:24 am
Yum! Look so good!
12:11 am
They look scrumptious and the boxes are cute!
12:20 am
Nice! I made truffles too! Chocolate covered raspberries.
12:34 am
That sounds heavenly!
12:56 am
Hmmm... Daydream truffles. I bet I know where I'll be able to find the recipe! :)
07:07 am
Your truffles are so creative!
11:05 am
They look delicious!
12:41 pm
In case anyone’s wondering - I have a single malt named sexton in my picture that the vosges truffle seems to be flirting with ;)
12:04 am
MR
The salted caramel bar looks amazing- i adore the mix of salty and sweet together!
12:08 am
I’m not huge on chocolate in general but I LOVE that bar! It’s the perfect combination of sweet and salty. @shannon introduced me it. Yum yum yum!
12:10 am
Love Voges, but can't eat them anymore. 😌
12:35 am
It's funny reading my old reviews sometimes. I said ...it's like a chocolate covered strawberry without the guilt......
Hmmm, I dont have any guilt eating a chocolate covered strawberry 🤣 (wish I could update that.)
12:09 am
Gotta love Dino! 😍
12:11 am
“That’s amore”
12:38 am
I love your little cup and saucer? Not sure what you would call it! But it is very cute and clever. And your treat on it looks yummy too!
12:14 am
When I find them, they are typically called a tea cup with snack plate. I have a few, I think they are pretty unique. That was the only surviving cookie. A neighbor brought over a few.. So good💕
12:19 am
I have the same WillowTree piece on my bedside table! I love her work, and have collected several over the years. My Christmas tree includes a number of the angel ornaments.
07:19 am
Some of my favorites are the girls with flowers.
10:35 am
I also have willowtree pieces. Something about the figures and the peacefulness they send, sounds silly but not sure how to put it into words. Two of my favorites... figure representing sisters, and one that was given to when I lost one of my 1st choc pups, hooch, the girl and dog piece.
10:46 am
Thinking my willow tree figures may need to make it to some photos, I have an angle holding a heart that would have worked today :)
02:38 pm
So after reading the chat I went to look for new cat food saucer for my cat. and this came up, and I thought of you. .https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FJGNISA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01FJGNISA&linkCode=as2&tag=tiffsteatalk-20&linkId=d136ac4a594024f5c4ac4f36cb5570b2
02:07 pm
cute!!!! 🐱
02:49 pm
Today in my picture: the photo frame was made at a Make and Take book club that I use to go to, pre Covid. It was really fun! You would read a book and then while we discussed the book we would make a craft that went with the book. The flowers in the frame are felt and were cut out in the Cricut. I put behind the frame another one of my litter cutie food drawings, a chocolate covered strawberry! And then of course had to have a little Disney with a Mickey and Minnie Valentine pin. 💕 Happy Valentines everyone!
12:10 am
MR
those felt flowers are really beautiful! I have the cricut maker but so far have not tried using it with anything but cardstock. I will have to start experimenting a bit>
12:16 am
I have done just about every thing with my Cricut. But mostly paper and vinyl!
12:27 am
Love the little flowers! Happy Valentine's day.
12:24 am
books and arts & crafts are my jam! I think I would have loved your book club!
06:06 am
Yes, I miss it very much. Some of us still get together and talk about the book on zoom. But I miss my monthly craft with the books. It was fun to see how everyone would make their item. I was known as the Disney girl. and would somehow always in corporate something Disney or at least have the red and white Polka-dots. LOL
01:49 pm
Adorable and very creative! Your make and take book club sounds like so much fun. Perfect combination of reading and crafts, my two favorite hobbies. Your red polka dots go great with Minnie too.
11:41 am
I just noticed it lookes like the top of my picture is cut off. But on my frame it says “Dots the way I craft it!”
12:13 am
If I have my phone on portrait it is cut off but when I put in to landscape I see it!
12:14 am
I was saving the candies in my photo to send to a friend but now that they’re all out, they’re kinda begging to be eaten. Hmmmmm do I like my friend enough to not indulge? 😛
12:14 am
You could always get your friend another bag! It’s Valentine’s Day...treat yourself too!
12:16 am
I like listening to the devil on my shoulder 😈😂
12:20 am
@g Hide those chocolates from your husband immediately and be a nice friend! 😉😜😆
12:41 am
They were hidden from him. Sadly they are my favorites. 😈
02:09 am
Friendship should come above all else. Especially on Valentines Day.
03:06 pm
Too late 😂
03:09 pm
LIndt chocolate truffles for Venom! Used the sampler bag of Valentine tea that was gifted to me. 💖 Sweetened the tea with sugar and added a splash of half-and-half.
12:16 am
🤣
12:44 am
Happy Venom-time day!
02:05 am
I, too, thought the tea tasted much better with sweetener and heavy whipping cream.
12:17 am
It's only been half an hour and there are already so many lovely Valentine themed photos! 💝 😃
12:31 am
I like chocolate dipped strawberries but wasn’t crazy for this tea.
12:40 am
Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
12:40 am
Since this has chocolate chips in it, this is another tea to add to my "after elimination diet" pile. I've only got a few more days to go. I can do this!
12:46 am
You got this! Stay strong 💪🏻
12:47 am
Admire your strength. You’ve got this!
12:58 am
It’s not something I want to drink every day but is perfect for the holiday - especially with a splash of vanilla extract. Happy tea-day— I mean V-day! 😊 ❤️
12:47 am
When we got married, we had a small tiered cake for pictures and Costco buttercream sheet cakes for everyone to enjoy to their hearts' content. I liked the sheet cake the best. So whenever I have an excuse to buy a Costco sheet cake, I take it and enjoy the taste of our wedding all over again. So that's the story from this picture. I won't disclose what percentage of the cake I ate myself and how much was distributed into church take-away dinners that served as my excuse to buy it...
12:50 am
Costco seriously has the best cake!!!
02:13 am
I hear a lot about their cakes, I need to break down and buy one some day
09:27 am
Why are they so delicious? I love the whipped frosting for Walmart. The cake is usually good, but not amazing. I've never shopping Costco since the closest location is 2 hours away, but cake could be an excuse!
10:27 am
I love Costco cakes! @Rebecca Their mousse filling is amazing. The buttercream frosting is wonderful as well.
11:34 am
I’ve never had Costco cake 😲 this motivates me to get one ♥️
03:11 pm
I was a basketball mom and for awards dinners I would buy a Costco cake. No complaints. The cake was always a hit and the teenage boys would mow right through it.
09:23 pm
Looking forward to trying this tea in the morning. I've been enjoying cupid's cup, ripe for romance, and hugs and kisses the last few days. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
12:53 am
What does cupid's cup taste like? I was having trouble finding a good description.
12:54 am
Someone stated yesterday that it smelled like strawberry ice cream...and it does. The taste? For me it is typical of any other hibiscus tea and tart but still good. Maybe needs a little sweetener to bring down the tartness. I am not a fan of roses in my tea but can’t really taste it in the Cupid’s cup.
01:02 am
I liked Cupid’s cup. And it tasted familiar but I can’t figure out what. LOl I don’t like rose either in my tea and took it out of today’s day but I did not taste it in Cupid’s cup.
02:12 am
It tastes like the milk leftover from a strawberry cereal, but a little tart.
11:35 am
melted strawberry ice cream, but the hibiscus gives a tang at the end. I like it!
02:51 pm
Some of you might remember how I talked about being a sailor moon fan during last month and my wedding ring. I've included my ring in this photo. instead of finding waldo and Carmen, its find my wedding ring. Good luck 😉
01:29 am
I see it along the bottom but wish you could see it more clearly. Looked pretty from what I can tell. 🤗
02:26 am
Thank you. I was like oh it kind of got cut off, but I was trying to have it near the tea.
12:44 pm
Haha! This is a great idea! :)
06:41 am
Thank you, each item is from a different year. 2017, the year I got married, the white one when I was dating my husband, the snake and tiny bear from my mom, coffee mug says I love you more than coffee, just so many memories. Everything has a story in that photo.
12:47 pm
When people say "second steep", do they mean they are re-steeping the leaves, or that they only use half of the packet at a time?
01:35 am
I re-steep. But not today’s tea. I had difficulty finishing today’s tea. I rewarded myself with chocolate, for my efforts.
02:08 am
Usually second steep means steeping the same leaves again I think.
03:19 am
I re-steep the same leaves! Usually for a minute longer than the first steep.
06:16 am
As others said, resteep typically means resteeping the same leaves - all of them in my case .. that being said, there are a few who, depending on the tea I suppose, reserve just a pinch of the dry tea specifically to amp up the resteep first batch. In my understanding, if someone were to reserve 1/2 the tea to steep separately then that second batch would still be a "first steep" for that reserved tea - hope I didn't confuse the matter
07:03 am
I re-steep the same leaves nearly every time (unless I really dislike the tea--like the chili lime, hehe, or I have to leave the house before my second cup). The second steep is often weaker, but I don't mind. I never thought about reserving some of the leaves for the second cup. But sometimes I will add another kind of tea that I think will blend well with the flavors of the first. Here's a good read about re-steeping tea: https://www.divinitea.com/how-many-times-can-i-resteep-tea/
07:03 am
I don't usually re-steep...only because usually once I have had that tea I want another flavor profile. Good idea to blend second steep with another kind of tea! The exception to this is black tea...I do re-steep black tea.
10:33 am
Same. I almost always re-steep all of my packet.
10:46 am
My personal thoughts on re-steeping … Black teas: Add an additional 1 min on subsequent steeps. Whites, greens, and oolongs: Use the same or even less time on subsequent steeps. They generally need longer, +30 secs, steep times on first steep only to awaken the tea leaves in order to get their juices flowing. From what I’ve noticed, most whites, greens, and oolongs actually taste better on subsequent steeps. Pu’erhs: Use the same steep time as the first, as these teas are fermented and always have lots of flavors! Flavored teas and Herbals: Add 1 min to your steep time for subsequent steeps. However, they are usually only good for two steeps and lose their flavors quickly. Mind you, these thoughts are from my own findings.
09:48 am
MR
I agree that blacks, greens, oolongs and pu-erhs can resteep well, but I have never found a white that I can resteep- I find the flavour is very delicate to start with and I am never satisfied with a second steep from a white, also some blacks also lose most of their flavour. If I am going to resteep I need to get a good, strong second cup with full taste. I never do a third steep. But I also get bored with the same tea and so end up with 4 different infusers to clean by the end of the day!
12:54 pm
This would make a great subject for a video chat.
09:49 am
I concur with everyone here. With honeybush or rooibos herbals, I really feel they steep best one time, so for their second steeps I always add more dry "tea." I am like Lillian, every tea needs to be used more than once if I am going to spend good money to purchase them. If they don't I usually pass.
10:12 am
Yes, agreed. Herbals generally don’t hold up to re-steep and rooibos are hit and miss. But I try re-steeping almost everything.
10:48 am
To me brewing another cup means using new leaves. A second steep is using the same leaves twice. I personally like my tea on the weaker side. So I would often do a second steep. But to be honest with the CommuniTEA and my now huge stash of teas.. I act like I’m going to do another steep (leaving my leaves in the infuser) but then I usually go make something else. So my the end of the day I might have four infusers sitting with tea leaves. 😂
11:02 am
So does anyone else steep more than one tea at a time (different infusers)? 😂
11:16 am
MR
I absolutely do this- One of the things I love most about tea is that there is so much choice in being able to suit your mood- blacks for a bold, wake you up taste, green or oolong for a relaxing Zenlike break, white for a stress relief, I switch my tea as my mood strikes me, and end up with a bunch of infusers to wash at the end of the day- I actually have 6, and have actually hit days where they have all been used. I actually almost bought another set on amazon and forced myself to stop!
12:58 pm
Me too! Then I dump it because it was sitting around :)
02:41 pm
I'm a multiple cup drinker. Today I brewed a white tea, re-brewed it, compared it to another white tea, drank the Communitea tea, re-steeped that, then had tea with cream and sugar with my mom. All in the course of about 20 minutes.
08:23 pm
I re-steep the leaves.
01:44 am
I was pretty happy to get a week of communitea in my last order, and it starts with Valentines! I can't add my usual cream today since I'm fasting. A shame because I'd like it a lot more with it!
01:53 am
Welcome to the CommuniTEA!
02:15 am
that sample pack is what got me HOOKED
06:16 am
Ha! Ha! I think you will find there are MANY here who got hooked after that one complimentary week!
10:13 am
I've always been curious about this tea! Opened the packet...mmmm...def chocolate! Smells like chocolate Malt o'meal! :) Brewing.....
04:14 am
I am also excited to try this! I love dessert teas!
06:41 am
I see some Reylo in there, @Debbie :D
05:08 am
CZ
This is one of my favorite teas!
05:52 am
Without creamer more meh to me, with creamer I see the cup disappearing. Made edible sugar glitter (that being said it is sparkly...like sugar, but not really glitter like some of the available edible glitters). My picture today is to remind everyone to show their love... a latte :) the small acts we do everyday count. If you have a compliment say it, if you are thankful, say it, let those kind words and love go free!
06:38 am
Today starts Random Acts of Kindness week... so let's love on others all week! :)
07:06 am
Love your photo concept Today. I hear my fathers echoing voice, saying “if you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all” and carry on. I made a pact with myself, almost ten yrs ago now, a little thing I do for myself, to show how thankful I’m, traveled some rough yet “inspiring” roads to get here where I’m today, so always I love paying it forward especially on a crappy day or over here on a Miserable cold dreary day.
01:47 pm
Valerie I LOVE your review! The personification is perfect!
06:40 am
Thanks. Some days they write themselves.
10:14 am
By the way did I miss a pet Tuesday, or did we not do one this month?
06:42 am
Nope there wasn’t one.
10:06 am
But we COULD do one...hadn't thought about that, but no reason we can't mark a day for it!
10:14 am
For me, today's tea was just ok. I don't care for rose petals in tea...and my packet had an abundance of them. Didn't mix well with the chocolate flavor. Not a bad tea....but just not one for me.
07:01 am
Oh, I love when an old friend comes to visit! I think this one was one of the first teas I bought from Adagio. Chocolate covered strawberries mixed with rose petals! Happy Valentines Day all!
07:07 am
Happy Valentines Day! 💝
Smells like chocolate goodness in here this morning
07:12 am
CS
Not my favorite valentine tea, although adding sugar made it better. I have been enjoying the love petal set and prefer them and their pretty pretty tins.
08:10 am
I find the chocolate teas are not as good for a second steeping. (The chocolate is gone!) so I oh so generously offered my son the second steep! I then went to Libra, which gave me the opportunity to compare. Libra isn’t quite as rose forward, and the strawberry comes through just a tiny bit more. (But I will admit to scooping from my tin carefully to avoid too many rose petals!) I think Libra wins for chocolate/strawberry goodness.
08:22 am
I really enjoyed this, as did my non-tea drinking husband. The rose doesn’t ambush and take over the flavor as it often does. Without anything added, I tasted strawberry, with honey it was rose. With milk it was strawberry again with just a bit of the chocolate flavor.
09:16 am
Very interesting to hear how the various additions impact the flavor of the tea.
10:14 am
Added some cream and sugar to bring out the chocolate and strawberry flavor of the tea. This tea is pairing wonderfully with the breakfast chocolate croissant. 🥐 🍫
09:30 am
Curious if any of you like to blend teas in your stash, and if so, what are your favorites? I love to add vanilla tea to other blends, because I think it adds depth and a subtle sweetness. So far I tried vanilla green, rooibos vanilla, and honeybush vanilla, but the vanilla oolong is on my wish list. I usually choose the vanilla that is the same kind of tea that I am blending it with (rooibos with rooibos, green with green/white), but recently noticed some fandom blends that mixed up the kinds of tea. So that is something I want to play with, too.
10:18 am
I have dabbled a little bit. My husband likes a little foxtrot with cha cha...I like honeybush banana nut with butterscotch. I also like to add mint to other teas. I have so many teas, I need to be a little bit more experimental.
10:29 am
Yes. One of my favorites is 75% Scottish Breakfast and 25% Yunnan Golden Curls. This blend added extremely pleasant amped-up malty and slightly sweet flavors from the Golden Curl to the Scottish Breakfast cocoa tastes. Yum!
10:37 am
I am trying to figure out my favorite black tea. I recently got the black tea sampler. But haven't really dived in to tastings yet.
10:40 am
MR
I am definitely going to have to try that when the Yunnan golden curls and Scottish breakfast both come back in stock- I have been waiting to try these for a while, I love a good malty black, and have been loving the Yunnan noir so far.
01:03 pm
Vanilla oolong is soooo good!
10:55 am
Sometimes I mix a few flavored Rooibos teas together.
01:42 pm
I do quite a bit of mixing at home :) right now i am mixing decaf fruit teas (not herbals) with honeybush chocolate
02:44 pm
RK
The black tea was a bit astringent, so i added some Bailey’s Almond Milk Liqueur and that helped bunches.
10:25 am
Lovely chocolate covered strawberries today. I can't decide if the rose petals improve the flavor or not. It feels more "Valentine-y". But not as authentic to the food.
10:34 am
I loved this one surprisingly. this is what they should sell for personal use i'd actually buy that if i didn't just buy a three ounce bag of earl grey moonlight
10:51 am
DB
Very good ! I really do like the other Valentine’s Day tea the Cupid’s cup. Was hoping for that one
10:59 am
Chocolate covered strawberries - yum
11:06 am
Right!!! Chocolate and strawberry!
11:07 am
I had this tea a couple years ago and wasn’t a fan but it was a pleasant drink today.
11:12 am
Happy Valentine's Day to all! I love all the photos today, very creative!
11:13 am
For my picture today I had to include the Nothing Bundt cake tower my wonderful husband brought home to me. Perfect with a cup of chocolate strawberries.
11:16 am
Yum, I noticed them in your photo before reading this. I love nothing bundt cakes!
12:03 pm
Nothing bundt is my all time favorite ♥️
03:13 pm
Ok, so now I have to try Costco cake and Nothing bundt🤣
03:27 pm
I realize my review from a few years back is harsh. I wanted to update the review but cannot find a way to do it. The tea is better than what I wrote. I must have not had a good day when I placed that review.
11:23 am
If you never purchased it I’m not sure you can update? Even the update button next to the review brings me to all the reviews in my account and they’re only things I’ve purchased. If you figure out a way, do share!
11:54 am
For today’s photo, I dug out my book, Masquerade by Kit Williams. I SO wanted to solve the riddle and find the jeweled rabbit! I still have the Jan 1981 Read magazine from school where I learned of it and the newspaper article my grandma sent me years later showing it had been found. That first page always stuck with me; the Sun feeling sad. Well today, as it’s -12 out right now, we’re adoring every bit of love the Sun will give us! ❤️🌞
11:36 am
I’ve been feeling pretty down this v-day. There’s like nothing to do to make it at all special (and my restricted diet means I can’t even order food or anything later. This tea is a nice happy cup though, so that helps a wee bit.
11:45 am
Sending you a big CommuniTEA hug for Valentine’s Day!
12:00 pm
Kevin find something that makes YOU happy. Are you a movie fan? They are playing some great old movies on TCM all day. Not a movie fan - crank some music on and dance like you don’t give a s***. Can you go out? Go for a walk. Play with your pet. Watch old comedies on you tube. Just do something. Everybody is going thru something and some just hide it better than others
12:09 pm
Sending you a virtual hug! 🙂
12:14 pm
(((HUG)))
12:23 pm
Kevin, I understand! I'm on a restrictive diet too! No sugar, no alcohol, no dairy, no wheat, no tomatoes, no coffee, mainly plant-based (occasional chicken only). I've been on it for four years in May. I have been trying a lot of recipes on-line finding substitutes for things like cheese and sweets using fruit, instead of sugar, almond flour instead of wheat, etc. It is really hard sometimes, but I am slowly finding ways to rewards myself. Sending you lots of love and support. 💕
01:29 pm
Send huge ((hug)) and some chocolate covered kisses from my puppy Maverick. (Chocolate lab)
01:53 pm
(((HUGS)))
03:25 pm
You guys are all amazing! I don’t even know how to reply to the messages a couple of you sent me, but you rock!
09:18 pm
I reviewed this at some point? I don't remember even buying this! I didn't give it a great review before, but I would now! Smells like strawberry, tastes like chocolate. I made mine a latte with vanilla o at milk.
11:47 am
CommuniTea last year? I wasn’t doing it then but assuming they included it.
11:55 am
Yes it was in the Communitea last year. That’s when I tasted it.
12:02 pm
I only just started the communitea last month!
12:21 pm
It reminds me a bit of Nestle Quik strawberry flavor. Somewhere in my childhood I had that. Didn’t like it then don’t like it now. I like to eat strawberries but I don’t like to drink them.
12:04 pm
The first time I tried it, I didn't like it either. Since trying it before, I've learned to steep black tea at a lower temp and that sometimes not all the ingredients are in the correct ratio. Not sure if that explains it for you, but it does for me. :)
01:32 pm
I wish I could change my review, but it's not even coming up on my review page. Odd.
11:51 am
I absolutely loved this tea!!! One of the best black teas we've had in a while. It's intoxicating. However, I must admit that I also love chocolate and can no longer have sugar so I am missing regular sugar sweetened dark chocolate.
11:52 am
@Jim and the Kroger run, your review was great!
12:15 pm
I gotta be honest. Poetic license made me add that about Kroger! I told my wife what I said in my review and she said, “You dufas! You don’t have to go to Kroger, I love ya anyway.” I did get her a nice card, some red wine, and am making dinner tonight. She did however call me a cheapo earlier.
12:34 pm
Bet it's nice to be out of the dog house now, enjoy that special dinner with wine. She's a lucky lady.
03:37 pm
I’m a lucky guy ... she has a great smile!
03:49 pm
Don’t know why this line posted
12:15 pm
Or this one. We could really use a delete option.
12:15 pm
Can’t you just delete under “edit”?
12:59 pm
Nope. I just delete my text and replace it with, “ooops, wrong thread!”
01:19 pm
That would be nice!
02:47 pm
Happy Valentine's or Galentine's Day everybody
01:07 pm
And to you as well! I heard the other day someone mention “Palentine’s”, too. So many options. Heh
01:14 pm
It's snowing! 💙 Having a cuppa black tea (Scottish breakfast and yunnan gold...I didn't have yunnan golden curls) watching the gazillion birds dance around my many feeders. I observe and report my birds to Cornell as part of Project Feeder Watch. I get so much joy from bird watching! Happy Valentine's day everyone!
01:26 pm
I’m having Irish Breakfast from the black tea portions sampler. Scottish breakfast is much better! Smoother. But this isn’t bad.
02:50 pm
Wow! Chocolate-covered strawberries in my cup this morning! I added almond milk and sugar, and it tastes amazing! Too sweet and decadent for having very often, but a very nice Valentine treat.
01:26 pm
Today’s picture features my cat with with mustache. He enjoys smelling and checking out the daily communiTEA teas everyday. I have to keep the tea in a closed cabinet or the containers of tea become cat toys. I know cat nip is in the mint family but I don’t give my cats catnip and many of these teas do not have any mint in them.
01:56 pm
My cat loves to sniff my teas too. And if I turn my back I will find him drinking my tea!!
01:59 pm
Okay, I have a question for you all, Maybe, Jim, or Valerie? How do you get the degree symbol when you write your reviews? I always have to write steep at 200 Degrees. I know I am missing something!
01:58 pm
Omg thank you for asking... I could never figure that out either.
02:00 pm
Glad I am not the only one!
02:07 pm
On my Mac, it's Shift+Option+8.
02:26 pm
perfect THANK YOU!
02:51 pm
How to get the ° symbol —- > PC ...
Hold down the Alt key, and on the numeric keypad on the right of the keyboard, type 0176 or Alt+ 248
Mac...
Press Option Shift 8.
iOS ...
From the iOS keyboard on your iPhone or iPad:
1. First hit the “123” button to see the numerical keypad.
2. Now you can access the degree sign by tapping and holding the 0 (zero) key.
3. This will reveal the degree symbol, and this can be selected through a pop-up menu that appears over the key.
Android ...
Switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. The degree symbol should appear on one of the pages.
02:45 pm
I knew you would know! Thank JIM and THank you!!
02:51 pm
Learn something new everyday....thanks Jim!
03:09 pm
All kind of tidbits like this are available on my Google drive share — > My communiTEA 2020 & 2021 daily review/ingredient diaries from May 1st 2020 thru current date and tidbits is available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tQT5oSR1H4VRx-wUgFY_9uZcO2QGFhu0
03:57 pm
Thanks for sharing, Jim!
04:49 pm
Thank you Jim:)
07:54 pm
On my IMac, I hold down the Option key as I press down the key with "zero and )" and I get º
08:34 pm
Thank You!!! This will be a life changer. OH my and now I just realixed if you hit the Option key and the 4 you get the ¢ in stead of $. I have been looking for that for years!!!! LOL
10:51 pm
Happy ♥️🌹TEA-lentines Day everyone. A delicious tea and wow, really Enjoying everyone’s photos today.
01:59 pm
MO
As soon as I opened the packet I was hit with the smell of Chocolate. Smells so good and I can taste the Chocolate with Strawberry afterwards. Nice Valentine’s Day treat.
01:59 pm
Really liked today's tea. Needed more so I improvised. 1 tsp Cuoid's Cup and added to 2 tsp of Chocolate tea. Wanted to add Chocolate Truffle instead but ran out. I steeped for 5 minutes in 16 oz. mug. Then decided even more choc. was called for, I added a raspberry truffle from the choc. box for a truly chocolatey tea. It had to do but it was great.
02:25 pm
@Jim 😂🤣 Your reviews always add a smile to my day. Glad to hear “Kroger” came to the rescue again today!
02:28 pm
I love Valentine's Day! It's like an honorary holiday for chocolates and flowers. Happy Valentine's Day chatters.
02:29 pm
Oh, this is yummy! I don't actually eat chocolate, but I do love me a chocolate tea! This is a good one!
02:33 pm
I am just full of questions today! I put my Cupid's Cup into my tins and I have misplaced my bag. Can anyone tell me is this an herbal or black tea. Or in other words how much caffeine?
02:56 pm
Herbal. No caffeine.
03:00 pm
Thank You!!
06:50 pm
On the bag of Cupid's Cup after ingredients listed it states "This tea is caffeine-free"
03:04 pm
KJ
Th is isn't Cupid's Cup, but Valentine's.
03:24 pm
Thank YOU!
06:50 pm
@Kristie I know today is Valentine's I already drank that and then Moved on to Cupid's Cup. ;)
06:52 pm
SW
It is delightful!
03:09 pm
SH
This tea is a great way to get the taste of chocolate and strawberries without the carbs and calories. ❤
03:18 pm
KJ
Yummy and such a treat for Valentine's Day. I added a teaspoon of honey to sweeten it up a wee bit. Delicious.
03:23 pm
Happy Valentines Day!
03:43 pm
It's my birthday today too so this was a great treat. I'm not a huge fan of chocolate but this was really good. I did add sweetener to it.
03:55 pm
Happy Birthday to you! Have a sweet day!
04:01 pm
Happy Birthday
04:07 pm
Happy birthday
04:09 pm
Happy Birthday!
04:10 pm
Happy birthday! 🎂
04:19 pm
MR
Happy Birthday, wishing you all the best!
04:57 pm
Make sure to make some you time on your Birthday! Have a great one :)
05:42 pm
Happy Birthday Lynn, hope you had a fabulous bday & Valentine’s Day. 🌹🎂
07:56 pm
Happy Birthday 🎂❤☕
08:01 pm
Happy Birthday!!
08:13 pm
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
04:10 pm
Interesting, I've decided that Valentines is a very finicky blend. First time I tried it, it was meh. Second time (today's packet) really yummy! Third time, (sample pouch) just now, it's "meh" again. It seems more bitter/astringent than this morning. I guess the black tea to flavoring ratio has to be just right.
04:27 pm
Despite my above observation.....sitting here, drinking tea, watching HMM, eating homemade truffles, listening to my kitty snore....life is good! 🥰
04:33 pm
WD
Normally, I'm not as into the chocolate teas, but this one was pretty decent. Perhaps it's the way the tea complimented the lingering aftertaste from the homemade Levain chocolate chip cookies I made...
04:41 pm
This one is just a meh for me. I really don’t like chocolate in tea, it’s super rare for me to like one. I also am not a fan of Ceylon. I brewed at a lower temp for a shorter time and was able to avoid any bitterness. I’ll finish my cup but this just tastes like cheap chocolate water to me.
04:43 pm
Mine is still bitter! I'll remember to try less time too. Usually a lower temp fixes it for me
05:06 pm
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05:06 pm
I'm in love with this cup! Had it in a latte. Perfect tea for Valentines Day
04:48 pm
KS
I ordered this tea back in 2005 (!!) and apparently didn't like it, per my review then. Loved it today!
04:59 pm
RM
That is funny. I wonder if they changed the blend or if your tastes changed.
06:36 pm
Really disliked this tea, not because it was bad, but because I don't care for chocolate in tea. Who knew? It was my first time trying it. I can taste the appeal, it's just not for me. :/
05:15 pm
Really enjoyed this tea. The aroma is wonderful. But would prefer Cupids Cup from last year
05:27 pm
I typically do not like chocolate in my teas but this is very good. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this tea is. My whole family likes it and we will be looking for this in the future.
05:50 pm
Good evening all! Took the new car (Honda CR-V) for a drive down to see my husband’s and my parents and visit a bit. Love my new car! Now time to wind down and watch the snow fall. Maybe one more cuppa before it’s too late for caffeine! Lilly, I’ll definitely be keeping the Kindness week in mind, and plan a few fun spread the love activities!
05:55 pm
Unfortunately mine wasn't chocolaty at all. A friend got the small sample bag though so maybe I'll try another cup sometime
06:09 pm
I do smell the chocolate from the packet though so I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of it's flavor
06:24 pm
Non-tea related... Earlier today, an eagle was sitting on the huge electrical structure I can see out our kitchen window. I watched as it leaped off and flew away. Just now saw another one fly by from another direction. So nice catching a glimpse of them today.
06:32 pm
Love this tea. I bought a huge bag of it a few years back and gave it away to folks but in the end I probably drank most of it.
07:14 pm
Very subtle berry chocolate flavor, I wish it were stronger. Don't brew too long because it will get bitter.
07:21 pm
Somebody mentioned the other day about when we go back to eating at restaurants if we will be able to handle drinking bagged tea again. Well, today my husband and I ventured out for a 2:00 meal. ( Lunner?, too late for lunch too early for dinner) lol. We had planned on one place but it was too crowded and tables too close to each other so we saw this other place, got a very nice table outside way off in the corner, nice and safe. But it was cold, so I ordered an Earl Grey with Vanilla. I figured the worst-case scenario I had a hand warmer. I have no idea what the brand was because it was loose-leaf in a paper tea bag that you can tell was hand filled (Ie, Not Prefilled). It had Huge full delicious leaves. LOL So this Tea snob was pleased! LOL got myself a second cup with dessert. ;)
07:34 pm
Sounds like a good find! I’ve never found anyplace that served loose tea, other than the mall Tea Shops!
07:36 pm
I was very pleasantly surprised. This was amazing little restaurant fine! Everything is freshly made! You could yell the pasta was made fresh! We will be going back! 💕
08:12 pm
I'm not sure I really get the separate strawberry and chocolate flavors in this tea, but it's still nice.
08:12 pm
I really don't dislike this tea other than the rose petals! We also had the Cupid's Cup today - which was good but I think also had rose petals. The kids really liked it!
08:12 pm
I too had both! I don’t know taste the rose in Cupid’s cup! And I took the rose out of today’s!’ 😂
08:23 pm
It seems when I post on my phone I must some how hit the button twice as it always double posts! LOL
08:23 pm
Way late to today’s chat, busy making a Valentine dessert. 🥰 Pic: my dad made a couple door decorations, each with two sides. The oldest has a pumpkin on one side for October/November and a snowman on the other side for December/January. This one is two cupids(?) creating and filling hearts. The flip side is a leprechaun for March.
08:34 pm
My husband and I celebrated Valentine’s Day with dinner yesterday... ( I had to work today)... So today I’m celebrating with the valentines tea 🤗
09:15 pm
Well then may I wish you a happy “Tea-lentines” day Debbie. 😂☕️🫖enjoy hope work wasn’t too crazy.
09:18 pm
Thanks! (No, it was a relatively quiet day). Happy to be joining the tea party- albeit late 🙂
09:24 pm
Y’all just made my day with your kind messages (I can’t figure out how to reply), so thanks! I was on the fence about doing the communiTea next month but you made me a believer
09:20 pm
I’m glad you’re sticking around! This group has been such a kind, supportive place to find a smile and a virtual hug! We’re here for you!
09:38 pm
My tea had plenty of pretty rose petals, but no chocolate (chips or nibs) or strawberries - so in the end it was rather bland, additional-flavor wise .. but at least I got a nice malty flavor from the black tea itself..
I’ve had an emotionally-wreaking, abysmal week, but today I got a bit of a saving grace by celebrating my nephew’s first birthday! (He’s actually the 2nd valentines bday in my family, I also have a cousin w/this bday) .. my sister tried to do a cake smash- but apparently he doesn’t like the feel of frosting so he wouldn’t touch it 😂
09:36 pm
Out of curiosity did anyone happen to snag the ingredients and brewing instructions for the 2021 Year of the Ox sample? I was able to get some, but can't find the info and it's not on the sample tin.
09:41 pm
From adagio’s FB: “ We are celebrating the Year of the Ox 🎊 with a special Limited Edition tea. A blend of green tea and chamomile with a touch of Yerba Mate to enhance the Ox's strength and endurance 🐂 “
09:43 pm
Thank you! I think the rest is blue cornflower, orange peel, maybe rose?, and apple pieces?
10:01 pm
I have a query in to Adagio asking about this. I'll let you know if I get a response.
