If you have some of this tea, cold brew it. I mean it. Do it now and thank me later. The lychee and the honey. Oh my. So deliciously delicious. The autumnal leafy flavor is present but the lychee really stands out when cold brewed. The first time I tasted this, it seemed to me like a cold weather tea, but now with the lychee so prominent, I guess it’s an all weather tea! I guess it really reminds me of summer on the verge of turning into autumn.
Is there any tea that doesn’t cold brew well? So far everything I’ve tried has been a success. Maybe I’ll give pu-erh a whirl. :D
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My spreadsheet informs me that yes, you did send me some of this! I will have to try cold-brewing it :)
For each swap, I have the name of my swap partner, the date I sent off my package, a full list of the teas I sent, separated by “requested” and “surprise” (just differently coloured), the date I received my package (or close to), a full list of teas I received, a “tried” column, and a “gone” column, so I can keep track of which samples I should have lurking about somewhere. I want to add a column to note if people have review teas I’ve sent, but I haven’t bothered with that yet. :D
My other spreadsheet of all the teas in my cupboard has tea name, type, company, approx purchase date, swap from (if applicable), original size, remaining size. I know some people keep brewing parameter notes and whatnot; I rely on Steepster for that info. I wish I could easily download all my Steepster tasting notes + comments into a Word document.
Krystaleyn, people pay me to do stuff like that at work. You seem to do it recreationally. haha That’s awesome!
I cold brewed a darjeeling once and I didn’t really like it…
My spreadsheet informs me that yes, you did send me some of this! I will have to try cold-brewing it :)
I love that you have a spreadsheet. How detailed is it?
For each swap, I have the name of my swap partner, the date I sent off my package, a full list of the teas I sent, separated by “requested” and “surprise” (just differently coloured), the date I received my package (or close to), a full list of teas I received, a “tried” column, and a “gone” column, so I can keep track of which samples I should have lurking about somewhere. I want to add a column to note if people have review teas I’ve sent, but I haven’t bothered with that yet. :D
My other spreadsheet of all the teas in my cupboard has tea name, type, company, approx purchase date, swap from (if applicable), original size, remaining size. I know some people keep brewing parameter notes and whatnot; I rely on Steepster for that info. I wish I could easily download all my Steepster tasting notes + comments into a Word document.
Wow! And I thought I was organized, hahaha! That’s pretty baller.
Krystaleyn, people pay me to do stuff like that at work. You seem to do it recreationally. haha That’s awesome!
Hahaha, I like organizing things like that. I really should find a job where that’s mandatory :D