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Not only do my new neighbours have a regularly shrieking infant, noisily exercise at the crack of dawn on wooden floors in an old house, and see fit to position their television on our adjoining wall, but also they both charge and/ or leave their phones by the adjoining wall to ring, beep, and vibrate at all hours of the night. FML.

I, of course, am the complaining neighbour because I am the one who is repeatedly woken up and disturbed while they appear to be blissfully unaware, so I communicate politely when really I would like to rip their heads off and yank all of their electronics out from their sockets and hurl them from the window. Yeah, it’s really a challenge, really really a challenge to not go all up in their face because really what kind of moron do you have to be?

Right then. Whew. Had to get that out.

This is my cup of the morning after having been awoken at about three. I must have been woken before that as well because after the three waking, I wasn’t able to get to sleep for two or three hours or so. At this point, I don’t know whether it is the phone or the baby or both, but this being repeatedly awoken is torture. The carelessness and stupidity at fault is another layer on top.

I missed my yoga class to continue to sleep and still woke up feeling like hell, of course. Ouf.

Ahem, yes, about the tea. Roasty, toasty, cherrywood good. The slightest bit of coconut as it cools. This is only my first steep. More as things evolve.

Second steep. Far more coconut emerges in scent and in flavour. I am steeping in a clear glass canister and the leaves are so very lovely to watch as they begin to unfurl attached to their stems and teeny branches.

Third steep. Even more coconut as the leaves unravel further. The roastiness disappears slowly but a bit of heaviness remains.

Fourth and fifth steep. Some chocolate creeps in along w the coconut.

I suspect the tea had more to give, but I was on my way out to clear my head and calm down and decided to call it and toss the leaves.

Interesting procession of flavours. I am a bit curious as to what would happen further if I had continued to steep.

Thank you for the share, Dexter. I enjoyed it though at first I thought that the roastiness was on the verge of too much—just that line.

Sorry/not sorry for the rant.

Flavors: Cherry Wood, Coconut, Dark Chocolate, Roasted

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Teatotaler

Don’t let those rotten neighbors ruin your health and wellbeing, Evol. Call the landlord! You can’t go on like this!

Ubacat

“Sorry/not sorry for the rant” – I like that! ;-) Hope you find some peace in your day. Is it possible to put some sound barrier like cork on the adjoining wall?

Fjellrev

Aww no, you know it’s bad when you’re already having to miss yoga class due to unnecessary stupidity.

You describe this tea so well. It sounds like you enjoyed it more than I did!

Evol Ving Ness

Awww, thank you, guys. I appreciate your kind words and support. All this is giving me a good idea of what the future will be like living next to these people. Cork! I had never considered that as an option. I’ll look into it. It would work with my colour scheme, so if it is affordable, it might not be too disruptive.

Maddy Barone

Oh, boy. I am no stranger to bad neighbors, so I feel your pain. Good for you for being so polite. I know all too well that tooth grinding urge to shriek and kick something. Preferably him.

Evol Ving Ness

hehehe, thank you, Maddy. I know you understand. And yes, a good swift kicking would do me a world of good.

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Teatotaler

Don’t let those rotten neighbors ruin your health and wellbeing, Evol. Call the landlord! You can’t go on like this!

Ubacat

“Sorry/not sorry for the rant” – I like that! ;-) Hope you find some peace in your day. Is it possible to put some sound barrier like cork on the adjoining wall?

Fjellrev

Aww no, you know it’s bad when you’re already having to miss yoga class due to unnecessary stupidity.

You describe this tea so well. It sounds like you enjoyed it more than I did!

Evol Ving Ness

Awww, thank you, guys. I appreciate your kind words and support. All this is giving me a good idea of what the future will be like living next to these people. Cork! I had never considered that as an option. I’ll look into it. It would work with my colour scheme, so if it is affordable, it might not be too disruptive.

Maddy Barone

Oh, boy. I am no stranger to bad neighbors, so I feel your pain. Good for you for being so polite. I know all too well that tooth grinding urge to shriek and kick something. Preferably him.

Evol Ving Ness

hehehe, thank you, Maddy. I know you understand. And yes, a good swift kicking would do me a world of good.

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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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