Hi all. I have been horrible about writing tasting notes leately. I’m going to try and get better at that. I am around, I read the discussions board pretty regularly, I’m drinking tea, just not logging it.
I have a love/hate relationship happening with my tea cupboard. Some days I’m perfectly happy with all the wonderful amazing choices I have, some days I’m so overwhelmed with how much I have that I can’t choose anything and just drink pop. I’ve haven’t been concentrating on drinking old tea, drinking sip downs. I’ve just been drinking whatever I want. This has to change. I have old favorites that I’m hoarding – why am I hoarding them, they are just going stale. I have 40 teas that are less than 15g (perfect for sipdowns). I have a MOUNTAIN of chai that I’m not drinking – and chai season is here so I should be doing that. I have LOTS of dark oolong that I haven’t been drinking – need to work on that too. So new rules just got put in place. See if I can get my cupboard more balance, reduced, more current. I need to drink one sipdown, one chai, and one old tea per day. I need to take an oolong to work one day a week. That’s my project for the next month. Will see what happens.
This is my chai choice for today. This is probably my favorite of all the ones that I have. The spices are well balanced and not overwhelming. This is really nice on a cold afternoon. I need to drink this more often… :))
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C.S. Lewis – “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
I needed to update my profile. I joined Steepster 03Mar13. I am just amazed at how much my tastes have changed since then.
When I discovered loose leaf tea about a year and half ago, I didn’t know anything other than my local Davids and Teavana/Teaopia. Stumbling onto Steepster CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Hello, my name is Dex I’m a tea addict.
I’ve been through the “I need to try every single tea out there” phase. I really hope the worst of that has passed. I’ve learned enough to know that I only need to try HALF of all the teas out there. LOL
When I started this journey, I was all about the flavored rooibos and fruity tisanes. Don’t get me wrong there is still room for dessert (chocolate/caramel/nutty) Rooibos teas in my cupboard and I still do enjoy them, BUT I am quickly learning to appreciate the some of the straight teas of the world.
Big bold (but not icky)pu’erh is suddenly my favorite, followed by woody/roasted oolongs. I’m just starting to explore straight black teas, and have found some that I really like.
Generally speaking I’m not into greens at all, only like the occasional green oolong, and white teas are just too mild for my tastes (unless they are fruit flavored). I still enjoy really good fruit tisanes, but am now cold steeping them.
I don’t like floral/herbal blends, and mint anything is not on my preferred list.
I am still exploring new teas, adapting to my changing tastes, understanding more every day how little I really know about tea. Ultimately I would love to find approximately 50 teas that I just “can’t live without” and always have them in my cupboard. That might not be practical, but that what I’m searching for. It’s going to be a fun journey.
All in all, I love this site. I’ve met some wonderful people, and have gotten to try some amazing teas because of them. It really restores your faith in humanity when you get a note saying “oh by the way I sent you some tea”. Wonderful, generous, people here.
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that sounds like a great plan to help you get your cupboard under control!
:) You can do it!