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Nik drank Happy by Teapigs

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This blend is almost perfect. Honestly, it’s more like proper chai than their chai blend—and it’s herbal! The fragrance is wonderful. I may have singed my nostrils a bit by inhaling too much steam. I definitely have a thing for warm, spicy teas. I’m not a fan of the lemon and think it’d be better without it, but it’s still really lovely. I can’t pinpoint what it is, but there is a note in the fragrance that actually reminds me of my home in Bombay.

I prepared this very lightly sweetened. I wanted to add mylk but at this point I don’t trust teapigs blends to retain their flavour when I do, so I didn’t risk it. It was fine without. It’s so good. You know when something is really yummy, you savour its aftertaste by making sort of nyum-nyum motions with your mouth? I was doing that for like 15 minutes after drinking the last drop. I could easily drink it by the litre.

Flavors: Lemon, Spices

Preparation

Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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2012.10.07: I hear people like to understand other people’s ratings, so here’s a loose guide:

01-29: Dear God, why.
30-49: I’ll finish this cup, I guess, but no more.
50-59: Meh.
60-69: Decent. Maybe I can blend it with something else and make it better.
70-79: Heeey, this is quite good!
80-89: I love it, but I’m not in love with it.
90-100: Permanently resident in my Happy Place.

Update: I have steeped, and it was good. =] Still a tea-ophyte, though.

This is a tea site, so I feel like “well, I’m Indian” should be enough of an introduction. Because, I mean, it’s kind of in my genes, right? But the fact of the matter is that I’m an absolute tea-ophyte.

I’ve just discovered a world beyond Celestial Seasonings. I’ve just discovered “sachets” instead of “normal” tea bags and bought my first loose tea sampler. I don’t get the whole water temperature and steep time thing yet, nor that if I want to get a yixiang tea pot, I’d need one for each type of tea. I have this infuser ball thing, but I haven’t used it yet.

Don’t cringe, but right now I’m still just boiling water and pouring it over a teabag, adding some sugar, and drinking a nice, hot cuppa. I’d like to learn more, I think, and I’d like to train my palate. I figure participating in this community is the best way to do that.

So ya. Hi!

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