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'Angie Blend' is Creation of Hamilton Tea Company

A special tea blend at Jolie Tea Co. in Hamilton plays tribute to American Idol star Angie Miller of Beverly.

Amy Job hopes that American Idol star Angie Miller of Beverly gets to taste some of the 'Angie Blend" when she returns to the North Shore this weekend.

Job, who owns Jolie Tea Co. on Bay Road in downtown Hamilton, came up with the blend to honor the singer, who on Thursday night reached the Top 3 on season 12 of the show.

Miller's spot in the Top 3 means she gets a hometown visit on Saturday that will include a parade through downtown Beverly and a concert.

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The blend, which is available in free samples at the store, includes pomegranate, rose pedals, ginger and lavender and is a China green tea.

"She will hopefully get to try the tea when she comes home," Job said on Thursday, before the Top 3 results were announced during the show on Thursday night that finalized Miller's homecoming celebration.

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Job came up with the blend last Saturday, called "Stardust," in part because one of the store's employees knows Miller's mother.

Miller's parents were living and studying at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton when Miller was born 19 years ago. Another TV star, Kristina Kuzmic, was a teenager on the Conwell campus and was Miller's babysitter at the time. Kuzmic won her own show on the Oprah Winfrey Network through an on-air contest. Kuzmic, who now lives in California, still keeps in touch with the family and has attended some of the Idol shows.

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