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Tea Tasting Day 3/8

Right off the bat, this tastes slightly bitter, so I’m distracted by that. Either that or it’s a really strong chocolate taste. It’s a little hard to tell. I do taste the chocolate, but the bitterness is a little distracting.

Also, I’m looking at this and it has white chocolate, which I’m also not a fan of. That explains why I’m not crazy about this tea. I wonder if this tea is actually from Culinary Teas. I’ll have to explore a little more later..

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Kittenna 13 years ago

Interesting, so these teas aren’t their own? Sounds like you’re not having too much luck with them… :(

Babble 13 years ago

Well, their teas are sold under their name, but I’m sure they get them from a popular wholesaler. So I was wondering if the wholesaler was the same that Culinary Teas uses, too..

Kittenna 13 years ago

That always confuses me! :) I wish teas were consistently sold under their original brand name.

Babble 13 years ago

I agree, although I understand why a tea retailer wouldn’t want you to know the vendor since you could just buy it from somewhere else cheaper. Beer drinkers don’t have this problem, though ;) It is our burden, unfortunately :(

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Kittenna 13 years ago

Interesting, so these teas aren’t their own? Sounds like you’re not having too much luck with them… :(

Babble 13 years ago

Well, their teas are sold under their name, but I’m sure they get them from a popular wholesaler. So I was wondering if the wholesaler was the same that Culinary Teas uses, too..

Kittenna 13 years ago

That always confuses me! :) I wish teas were consistently sold under their original brand name.

Babble 13 years ago

I agree, although I understand why a tea retailer wouldn’t want you to know the vendor since you could just buy it from somewhere else cheaper. Beer drinkers don’t have this problem, though ;) It is our burden, unfortunately :(

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So the short story is, a few years ago I was VERY MUCH into tea. And then a lot of things happened, and I got out of tea for a while. And now, I’m back.ⁿ

To me, tea is the missing puzzle piece for my healthy lifestyle. When I drink tea I am encouraged to eat healthy and be active. I drink tea because I simply enjoy the taste, but the health aspects are just an added bonus.

I love all types of teas, although greens and oolongs tend to be my favorite. I’ll drink herbals if I’m feeling a little under the weather. And recently I’ve been getting more into young shengs (also chasing that elusive “cha qi”).

Unless otherwise stated, I drink my teas straight. I’ve been doing gongfu mostly these days, so I use a ceramic gaiwan with an electric kettle. For greens and some oolongs, I’ll do a western style with a glass mug or regular infuser. I try to specify if my brewing parameters are outside the norm.

I’m kinda strict when rating my teas. I rarely give a tea above a 95. Teas that I really like I keep in the 95-85 category. I’ve yet to give a tea 100 yet. So, if you see a tea about 95, that means I thought it was an amazing tea!

ⁿ – Note: I did step away from tea for a while.. again. But now I’m back for REALZ. Usually I have to put this interest on hold when real life takes over, so I’m hoping for no major life events these days.

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