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drank Berry White by DAVIDsTEA
1403 tasting notes

Blueberry. Both scent and flavour. Immediately followed by something floral and sweet—jasmine? or elderflower?

Imagine David’s Blueberry Jam but with a mild white tea rather than assertive black tea base.

I am enjoying this cup,
but the floral aspect of this tea is very likely going to embed itself in the silicone bit of my travel mug. Somehow, that worries me.

Flavors: Blueberry, Flowers, Jasmine

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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I love my travel mugs so much, but hate how the smells of some teas can get trapped in the silicone. Denture tablets help though, but still aren’t perfect.

Evol Ving Ness

Denture tablets! Brilliant.
I wonder what ingredient in them do the work, and whether that ingredient also decomposes whatever it is that makes the mugs airtight. I wonder whether baking soda would work?
So far, my timolinos and plain thermoses are best regarding retaining scent. And David’s travel mugs are the worst. I don’t have any from the new series though.

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Denture tablets have been a lifesaver for me—more effective than baking soda. I have the new curve mug from dt and am in love, although like all the ones before it, the silicone will retain smell. It’s worth it to me though because of its other features.

Evol Ving Ness

I will try them. I just bought the curve travel mug online as a gift for a friend today, so I will pass this info along to her as well. I hope she will love the mug as much as you do.

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I don’t know if anyone could love the mug as much as I do, but I sure hope she does!!!! You’re a great friend!

Evol Ving Ness

This person has been very lovely to me during some prolonged difficult days, so I wanted to give her a different kind of loveliness to enjoy with tea. Life is far better when we are good to each other.

Sil

use the smart soak from garrett…er Mandala. Fabulous! not that other things don’t work but man i love that stuff.

Evol Ving Ness

Thank you for that suggestion, Sil. That is going on my shopping list.

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keychange

I love my travel mugs so much, but hate how the smells of some teas can get trapped in the silicone. Denture tablets help though, but still aren’t perfect.

Evol Ving Ness

Denture tablets! Brilliant.
I wonder what ingredient in them do the work, and whether that ingredient also decomposes whatever it is that makes the mugs airtight. I wonder whether baking soda would work?
So far, my timolinos and plain thermoses are best regarding retaining scent. And David’s travel mugs are the worst. I don’t have any from the new series though.

keychange

Denture tablets have been a lifesaver for me—more effective than baking soda. I have the new curve mug from dt and am in love, although like all the ones before it, the silicone will retain smell. It’s worth it to me though because of its other features.

Evol Ving Ness

I will try them. I just bought the curve travel mug online as a gift for a friend today, so I will pass this info along to her as well. I hope she will love the mug as much as you do.

keychange

I don’t know if anyone could love the mug as much as I do, but I sure hope she does!!!! You’re a great friend!

Evol Ving Ness

This person has been very lovely to me during some prolonged difficult days, so I wanted to give her a different kind of loveliness to enjoy with tea. Life is far better when we are good to each other.

Sil

use the smart soak from garrett…er Mandala. Fabulous! not that other things don’t work but man i love that stuff.

Evol Ving Ness

Thank you for that suggestion, Sil. That is going on my shopping list.

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A monk sips morning tea

A monk sips morning tea,
it’s quiet,
the chrysanthemum’s flowering.

- Basho

(1644-1694)

Note to self—-you do not actually need any more tea.

My real tea obsession began in February 2015.

Not, sadly, when I had been living and working in China, though I very much enjoyed sampling a variety of teas during my travels there as well. No, no, that would have been far too sensible.

I am a reformed coffee drinker. I still enjoy a long double espresso with a good quantity or milk or cream from time to time, but for now, tea is my thing. All day.

*note—this is way out of date, so if we are doing a swap and you are checking to see what I like and dislike, mostly never mind what you find below. One of these days, I will update this. In the meantime, check what I’ve been drinking and use your own judgement. I like all the teas. Well, I am open to trying all the teas.

I tend to drink black, green, or oolong tea in the morning to early afternoon. Rooibos or
Honeybush or herbal in the evening. And perhaps some sort of sleepy-type tea in the wee hours.

This year, I’ve been discovering flavoured teas, so it may look like that is all I drink although that would provide a false impression.

Not a big fan of chocolate or mint in teas, but I will try them and, from time to time, have been pleasantly surprised. Also, usually I dislike a prominent cinnamon flavour, if untempered with other things, in teas. Again, I say usually, because there are exceptions.

Also, please note that haven’t quite gotten into the habit of updating my tea cupboard on Steepster, and it is unlikely that I will do this on any kind of regular basis.

I drink my tea black and unsweetened. If there comes a rare moment that I add something to it, I will mention it.

Finally, while I thank large and successful tea companies for tantalizing and beckoning me to the world of tea, I prefer to support independent ventures with real people, real enthusiasm and commitment, and real dreams.

Currently, I am researching monthly tea subscriptions. Perhaps it will keep me out of tea shops.

And here is Shae’s rating scale— which I am using with permission, of course— which more or less describes the way I have been rating teas. I am going to make more of an effort to stay very close to these parameters now.

Rating Scale

1-20: By far, one of the worst teas I’ve tasted. I most certainly will not finish my cup and will likely “gift” the rest to my sweet husband who almost always enjoys the teas I dislike (and vice versa).

21-40: This tea is not good but if I mix it with another tea or find another steeping method I might be able to finish it.

41-60: This one is just okay. I might drink it again if someone were to give it to me, but I probably won’t be buying more for myself.

61-75: This is a consistently good tea. It’s reliable but not necessarily special.

76-90: This one is a notch above the rest and I would gladly enjoy a cup of it any day of the week. I’ll likely be keeping this in my cupboard, but it isn’t one of my all-time favorites.

91-95: One small change and this tea would be perfect. I’ll definitely have a stash of this in my kitchen if you come over for tea.

96-100: No words can describe this tea. It’s an experience, an aha moment. Closed eyes, wide smile, encompassing warmth. Absolutely incredible. Perfect.

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